West Virginia native Morgan Spurlock visited the Capitol City as part of FestivALL Tuesday night for the premiere of his newest flick, "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?" In his 90-minute documentary-comedy-story-film (as described in his own words during the Q&A), Spurlock takes an adventure through the Middle East in search of the world's most wanted man.
Rather than finding Osama, Spurlock discovered that all over the world -- in these war-ravaged countries in the Middle East -- are people just like West Virginians. Mother and fathers who want to know their children can attend school without fear of a bomb shattering their classroom. Teenagers who want the hope of a better life than what they see before them. Grandparents who are dismayed at how their governments and religions are abusing the fundamentals of their beliefs in the name of war.
It's a great movie. We're proud of our native son (although the depiction of West Virginia in the opening scene is disappointing). If you have the opportunity, check out his latest film, which he described as a lesson in tolerance. The DVD version will have bonus interviews that didn't make their way into the edited version, Spurlock promises.
View the trailer for the film here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963208/trailers-screenplay-vi602013977
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
WV native's newest movie addresses tolerance
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