CENTENNIAL, CO 3/23/2007 2:58:26 PM
News / Entertainment

Cheyenne/Arapaho Accounts of Genocide to Air in Philadelphia

"The Sand Creek Massacre" is an examination of an open wound in the soults of the Cheyenne/Arapaho people as told from their perspective. On November 29, 1864, 700 Colorado troops savagely slaughtered over 400 Cheyenne/Arapaho babies, children, persons

"The Sand Creek Massacre", a documentary film by award-winning writer/filmmaker Donald L. Vasicek, is going to air on DUTV in Philadelphia the weeks of May 1, May 29 and June 26 on Tuesdays at 9:45 p.m., Fridays at 10:45 p.m. and repeating over the weekends at 5:45 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. The film, driven by Cheyenne/Arapaho oral histories, focuses on genocidal intent and how the Cheyenne/Arapaho people continue to overcome it, nearly 143 years after the Sand Creek Massacre.

"The film is a powerful educational tool for all," says Vasicek. "A sage people who transcend hate via non-violence shows how ignorance can be changed to wisdom, and subsequent solutions to problems each of us, particularly our children and grandchildren, face in our world today.

A clip can be viewed and the film can be ordered for $24.95 plus $4.95 for shipping and handling at http://www.fullduck.com/node/53. Accompanying lesson plans/curriculum are also available.

Vasicek's web site, http://www.donvasicek.com, provides detailed information about the Sand Creek Massacre including various still images particularly on the Sand Creek Massacre home page and on the proposal page.

Olympus Films+, LLC is dedicated to writing and producing quality products that serve to educate others about the human condition.

Contact:

Donald L. Vasicek
Olympus Films+, LLC
7078 South Fairfax Street
Centennial, CO 80122
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Vasicek,+Don
http://www.donvasicek.com
dvasicek@earthlink.net
303-903-2103

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