Director:	Slawomir Grunberg
	Producer:	Slawomir Grunberg & Ben Crane
	Cinematography:	Slawomir Grunberg
	Editor:	Jason Longo
	Distributor:	Log In Enterprises
		4 La Rue Road, Spencer, NY 14883
		Tel: (607) 589-4709
		Fax: (607) 589-6151
	Language:	English
	Country of Production:	USA, 1998
	Running Time:	56 minutes (video, documentary)

		"School prayer is as much a part of us as baseball, apple pie and mama," says one resident of Potontoc County in Mississippi. So when newly arrived Lisa Herdahl set out to challenge this policy on grounds of religious freedom the whole community turned against her. This searing tale of religious passion and intolerance in a small southern town explores the fabric that holds a community together, exposing the gap between what is deemed acceptable by the community (even when under the law school prayer is unconstitutional), and individuals who question the community's practices. This balanced documentary allows the viewer to witness the full spectrum of religious freedom in America. Slawomir Grunberg Slawomir Grunberg, born in Lublin, Poland, is a graduate of the Polish Film School in Lodz, where he studied cinematography and directing. He emigrated from Poland to the US in 1981, and has since shot and produced over 35 television documentaries. His independent works focus on critical social and political issues and have won him international recognition. Slawomir has also been a contributing director of photography and editor for the PBS series "Frontline," "American Masters," "AIDS Quarterly," "People's Century," "NOVA," and for the Lifetime Channel's "Intimate Portraits." Slawomir Grunberg was named a 1997 Guggenheim Fellow for his documentary film work. His filmography includes: "With a Song to Russia" (1994), "Adopting Olya" (1994), "Chelyabinsk- The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet" (1994), "From Chechnya to Chernobyl" (1997), "School Prayer: A Community at War."
		Preceded by

	Director/Producer:	Xackery Irving
	Cinematography:	Xackery Irving
	Editor(s):	Stephanie Casey/David Elo-Dean/ Kevin McGuinness /John Naughton/ Ian Rummer/ Wes Sandel
	Distributor:	Irving Pictures
		300 E. 70th Street, 4C, NYC 10021
		Tel# (212) 737-5012
		Fax# (212) -930-6720
		e-mail: xackery.irving@bmge.com
	Language:	English
	Country of Production:	USA, 1998
	Running Time:	56 minutes (16mm, documentary)

		After 30 years, America is putting its prisoners back in chains. Initiated in the United States to replace slave labor in the post-civil war South, chain gang labor lasted until 1962 when it was condemned as inhumane. In a get-tough approach, the chain gang has returned in a number of state penal systems, where it takes a heavy toll on all involved. This shocking documentary reveals the experiences of both prisoners and guards enmeshed in these controversial programs, and examines the first female chain gang in Arizona. A portrait of the Limestone Correctional Facility in Alabama finds that the correction officers often have the same mind-set as the prisoners. Filmmaker Xackery Irving allows the subjects to speak for themselves, and we witness a no-holds-barred examination of this chilling subject. Xackery Irving Xackery Irving (B.F.A Film /TV at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts) has been working in the New York independent film community for the past eight years. Since graduating, he has been directing and producing short narrative films and music videos. His most recent film, "Departure," premiered on WNYC-TV's first exposure. Preceded by Spotlights on a Massacre: Pierre Jolivet (4 min) Sat June 19, 1:00 p.m; Sun June 20, 7:45 p.m; Mon June 21, 3:30 and 8:30 p.m

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