We have great news from documentary producer Donny Moss:
"BLINDERS has its TV premier on The Documentary Channel this Monday."
The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages (www.banhdc.org ) tells us that Blinders "premieres on the Documentary Channel on October 27th at 10:30 p.m. and will be aired eight times in 2008. To see the full schedule, please visit http://www.documentarychannel.com. The Documentary Channel is available on the DISH network."
For New Yorkers:
"In NY, BLINDERS will be broadcast on October 27th at 10:30 p.m. on Channel 25 (Time Warner Cable) and at 12:30 p.m. on Nov 1st.
Future broadcasts will be posted on the BLINDERS website: www.blindersthemovie.com You can also purchase a DVD on that site.
Producer Donny Moss tells let us know that "finding a network to broadcast an animal advocacy film with a strong point of view was extremely challenging."
That's why we must give the station some positive feedback! Positive feedback for animal friendly programming encourages more of it!
New Yorkers should post their appreciation at http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/nyctv/html/contact/contact.shtml
Thanks to the DISH Network's Documentary Channel can be sent at http://www.documentarychannel.com/send/contact.html
Here is a description of the film, from the Documentary Channel's website:
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10/27/08 : 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Blinders
- Rating: TV-14
Throughout the year, tourists from around the world travel to Central Park to ride in one of New York’s legendary horse-drawn carriages. Yet the future of this industry is the subject of a highly charged debate being aired on the streets, in the press and at City Hall. Carriage operators say that horse-drawn carriages should stay because they are a cherished symbol of New York City that bring in tourist dollars. Advocates for animals say the industry should be banned because it’s inhumane and unsafe. They believe Hollywood has romanticized horse-drawn carriages and claim that life on congested city streets is anything but romantic for these nervous animals that are easily spooked. As a result of three dramatic and fatal accidents since 2006 that received international media attention, the plight of the beloved New York City carriage horses is now in the public eye more than ever before. But the public doesn’t know much more than what they see on the streets and in the news.
(End of Documentary Channel Description)
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Watch if you can, and please thank the stations, at the URLs above, for airing the film.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
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Date: Sun Oct 26 22:24:46 2008
