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*Film News* *Battle of Brooklyn reaches its goal!* <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2ABeVEGsy0bzXv7LTS5XK_xG2cOck8w5JcQUzWw6srYnFt0I2ayw0iTPNWWMnEolpj58eYW2GIX59s3KGXN5TGYSeHQjmYf2e2oLAAiPAzvrw==> With your help, the Kickstarter.com pledge drive for *Battle of Brooklyn*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2BjtwIRcunYdezJqDRskJQyr7hAtTxo6jaF4PiZTvZ3ELO9QKbL9sfMaHbXQfPj8yMbmSALgOTAziBq48sPJb51Iwcc2oks0E-KgD9LJ8kcJtQWzNY4cDDk4pflPundEZvh9IX7u7tpZf6jUAqyWCiexO8YnMUm8iY=>has exceeded its target! In all, a total of $25,507 was raised, which will go toward completing this vitally important film. The filmmakers send a heartfelt "thank you" to everyone who contributed. If you're in Manhattan, please note that MPI and the Institute for Justice will co-host a special preview screening of *Battle of Brooklyn* tomorrow, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. at New York University's Cantor Center (36 East 8th Street). A panel discussion about eminent domain abuse in New York City will follow. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by contacting Lancee Kurcab at (703) 682-9320 or [email protected]. *Hammer & Tickle at the Y* <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2A-ueHYsOPPns4V4yIwq_SzZx6iSwaNSWELgUK2Cz4qd9dIn4rSLDAjFofBCMoI9wSVgcWK2aLkua5NMP-71zpqeYDP9sAMN4N-ARE3_ga08bJ-x8ZXgOxl> Working from George Orwell's observation that jokes are "tiny revolutions," Ben Lewis's *Hammer & Tickle*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2A-ueHYsOPPns4V4yIwq_SzZx6iSwaNSWELgUK2Cz4qd9dIn4rSLDAjFofBCMoI9wSVgcWK2aLkua5NMP-71zpqeYDP9sAMN4N-ARE3_ga08bJ-x8ZXgOxl>shows how, in the former Soviet bloc, humor enabled people to criticize state authority in an era when open dissent was strictly forbidden. *Hammer & Tickle* premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, won Best New Documentary Film at the 2006 Zurich Film Festival, and has since aired on television in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, and Australia. On Sunday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m., this acclaimed documentary will screen at the 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, NYC, as part of its *Russian Sundays*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2CX6ng_V8AZ7gyT0dvr0qBZo8PMGV9EorlvcOWyUP3-aDW3IpxMS50o05KUGeB9DTc6usFaaT9A53sQVjKj1GpnN10aB4FxTNbAECArCjz9MH7ct2t8U6ql>program. Producer and MPI founder Thor Halvorssen will discuss the movie after the screening. Buy tickets online, and use the code "DOCU" for a special discount. *indieWIRE covers U.N. Me* <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2CZx-b_qh6hYsZ6vFfGvvpuInPv3RMDVn7FPf8Q8EKFeUsxPWjmDV_npCxM7yhYCwFwEZGPCn62ziyu3tGuSXvo-JKz4EgfsJkCIik0aJqfDQ==> Exposing how the world's foremost humanitarian organization has become so ravaged by corruption that it actually enables evil and creates global chaos, MPI fellow Ami Horowitz's *U.N. Me*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2CZx-b_qh6hYsZ6vFfGvvpuInPv3RMDVn7FPf8Q8EKFeUsxPWjmDV_npCxM7yhYCwFwEZGPCn62ziyu3tGuSXvo-JKz4EgfsJkCIik0aJqfDQ==>is a harrowing and darkly humorous tour of the United Nations' scandalous disregard for the people and principles it was founded to defend. The film recently attracted the attention of *indieWIRE*'s Brian Brooks, whose article "Sex, Money & Consensus: New Doc Pounds United Nations<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2A0WLfpeEME0XZ-AJ7ulDCDW5wIOCk_mcwXD4YtjnY0PPhy3lUzI0zCy_PThyrIAF4YoGB_duEQ7viX54oraQU41-KcgJkeP491Kuq9ZWxb4i1QEhQpgqVuAqns6BA7CusNvcCFnSxTl302b2jcHYDbZjG-1ikMYXMn6L7bL3cb9g==>" calls *U.N. Me* a "surprisingly entertaining" film that "seriously challenged my personal view." *Persistence of Vision* <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2AdjwETUJjbpQ-ly67D_HCqVnbVwC_6ykuwbxQvVbe_MAbfHRCTaD7OMz-ny8RNECajXSYjWBE54Pl3AV40iwKiZOQtGZNc4SSMbqgzxWK8xRIXArPj1N-3xzAX6xr3i_Q=> MPI's blog, *Persistence of Vision*, has all the latest news about freedom-oriented film! Check out our latest posts, and feel free to drop us a line in the comments. *December 4:* *Are you in New York?*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2CAghjez0wYxFvAM2BULyrOjqQz7siE-hLZscILWwhcondD5JbvvSixUs6-NGKefFUxRX5lIsJvNQJIgmUCXXMog6VqDLCk461zv_BQjSRZf7vPeQ1Qq2QV6vTw-u0gRtBRBrD6MT-MusHS2vQKk0D1WEzbzNhms3A=> *November 25:* *indieWIRE* loves *UN Me*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2CIoKRIiSrC-FpJI8UBJNjbkFvKblmDgbt6PBJ4n4GJO6i8a8BfaolRD-yzm2ojlJuY5CnVHFwc4l1gCcS1RPCGkfrbqg6Snz78Jf0Qra_SCrdMSH_xMmWe-ODSj6P9lMc8dkyhBY9rlVqCkUsgXeXUCqYRPkpFR-4=> *November 10:* Remember the fall<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2ByytvtqYokrawCGr6LRMznpfjcNcY8gdNj3YDTztWqYQc_gA6XWv14EHO1J5HfMifnzYU-qZ7urjZgOH0Of14l79mhPcBciymgC81asAKXgbXWrCzh6QzrmcDz7ilQQXPWteLzVf8C6fcvIkqpjyNzrv-_FJ2Bj-s=> *October 20:* Help kickstart *Battle of Brooklyn*<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102876226218&s=8438&e=001izf0Lc44g2Bxw_4EaUfKuI116QHFbya1Vt0uHq8-2C6Rvfo4auWI2Ouh3gze6Qm_c_xC2Bv-fmEmEeWUoWeX5SRM6kA0uQ74k-Ae10a8PnoBoDGg9FB4lRQVoB2IbVY68tziR0foqzxPA2Nq1oDswO7XtkTN7WOMIF0T5P4UvAUwcK5BEJ6-6g==> Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends! 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