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PRESS CONFERENCE in 10th Thessal Doc Fest : SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF – LILLIE AND LEANDER: A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE – CHILDREN IN EXILE A press conference was given on Monday, March 10 at noon, in the Olympion's Green Room, by Jeffrey Morgan, director of Lillie & Leander: A legacy of violence, Peter Entell, director of Shake the devil off, and Chris Swider, director of Children in exile. Peter Entell's documentary, Shake the Devil off, takes place in New Orleans, after its destruction by hurricane Katrina. It deals with the issue of a church, which is an important monument to the history of the area, being known as the birth place of jazz and gospel music. But the Archdiocese decided to cease its operation, and the community resisted this absurd decision. "Shake the devil off speaks about money, greed and power. What is important is that these people decide to resist and take matters into their own hands, reacting to something that some people are trying to impose on them", J. Entell said, adding that in the film, religious and revolutionary sentiments coexist, a fact that urged him to tell this story. In Children in exile by Chris Swider, people who survived exile in Siberia describe their experiences as the newest victims of the Soviet system. "These people lost the best years of their lives, they suffered physically and mentally, they were traumatized for life. These crimes against humanity never found justice through the law, no one was ever brought to trial for them", commented C. Swider. The reason he made the film was the adventure of his own father, who was forced to immigrate to America as a political exile from Poland. 13.03.2008 | Thessaloniki's blog Cat. : 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Jeffrey Morgan America C. Swider CDATA CHILDREN Chris Swider Chris Swider J. Morgan Jeffrey Morgan Lillie New Orleans Peter Entell Peter Entell Poland Shake Shake Social Issues Social Issues XML FESTIVALS
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