REVIEWS

"The Revolution comes alive in the streets. A break-through evocation."
~ Paul Spencer Byard, Director, Historic Preservation Program, Columbia University

"A fine, bold work."
~ Barbara Abrash, Associate Director, Center for Media, Culture, and History, NYU

"The irony of our loss of the historical past and of our inheritance of the historical present is very powerfully made."
~ John Lahr, Viewer

"... this first-rate video is highly recommended for Revolutionary War collections..."
~ Library Journal (June 2002)

"Not the usual re-enactment of a battle of the American Revolution ... a story of putting a cause first over personal safety... fast-paced... History teachers in junior high school and above will want to use this production with classes studying the American Revolution as well as New York history."
~ School Library Journal (April 2002)

"The Brave Man was a big hit with my three sophomore sections of American History. The film touched off discussion about the importance of the Continental Army as a symbol of nationhood, about General Washington's decision to preserve rather than waste his troops, and about why Britain did not win the war. Interesting questions were raised about the motives of those who volunteered, the courage it took to be a soldier in the eighteenth century, and the power of ideas to motivate fighters. I plan to make it a permanent part of my American History curriculum."
~ Karen Talus, History teacher, Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, New York

NEWS

We now have a distributor, Cinema Guild, Inc., seeking television and theatrical opportunities as well as sales in the educational, library and home video markets.

In August 2000, The New York Times covered the production of the film in depth. The two-page Metro Section article can be found here.

In August 2001, after the film's premiere at BAM, Joe McCarthy was interviewed on Terry Gross' "Fresh Air." To hear the interview, click here. The broadcast is archived in RealAudio. If you do not have RealPlayer, click here to download a free player.

Screenings

The Brave Man premiered at the BAM Rose Cinemas at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June 2001. In October 2001, the film was presented as part of the Gotham History Festival, sponsored by the CUNY Graduate Center. In January 2002, it was shown at the Anthology Film Center's New Directors Series, also in New York. In April 2002, the film was included in the BAC 39th International Film and Video Festival, sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts Council. It has also been screened at several fund-raising events for the Old Stone House Association.

Curriculum Guide

With the help of grants from the Independence Community Foundation and, through former City Councilman Kenneth Fisher, New York City's Department of Youth and Community Development, we have just published a sixteen-page curriculum guide. [PDF color / b&w] It is designed for teachers to use in schools, but it is packed with supplementary historical information that should interest everyone.

Registering

When you register at the website, you put yourself on the e-mail list for future information about the film's distribution and release, and you arm us with real demonstrations of interest, which should impress prospective theatrical and television bookers. Thank you for that.