The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
2010 Academy Award® Nominee
“Riveting! A straight-ahead, enthralling story of moral courage. This story changed the world. The movie offers one revelatory interview after another. CRITICS’ PICK!”
– David Edelstein, New York magazine
“Detailed, clearly told, persuasive…”
– Mike Hale, The New York Times
“The most exciting thriller I’ve seen in a while – as powerful as anything Hollywood can throw at us.”
– V.A. Musetto, New York Post
“[A] gripping story… comprehensively detailed in Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith’s evocative documentary.”
– Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
“A Must-See! Crams a wealth of material into 90 minutes without losing clarity or momentum. Focuses on (Ellsberg’s) moral turnaround, which directly impacted history. A unique fusion of personal and social drama.” – Ronnie Scheib, Variety
“The filmmakers do an astounding job… earnest, smart documentary… “The Most Dangerous Man” offers a brisk and eye-opening approach to recent history.”
– Chris Barsanti, Hollywood Reporter
Upcoming Festivals
We’ll be playing at the Port Townsend Film Festival on September 25.
And the Sheffield Film Festival UK in November.
Come check it out!
MDM DVD now out + Latest News
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An interview with Director Judith Ehrlich was recently featured in the Hong Kong Sunday Morning Post.
Judy was also just out in Traverse City, MI at Michael Moore’s film fest. And we’re following the Wikileaks story closely!
Film wins Audience Award at Sydney Film Fest! And more…
Judith Ehrlich was there to accept the award at the 2010 Sydney Film Festival. The film also just opened in Brisbane.
Judith also gave the Ian McPherson Lecture at the Sydney FF on “Documentary Film as a lens on the state of war” to more than 1200 people at the State Theater.
Judith will also be doing a Q&A in Sydney at the Chauvel theater on Sunday, June 20th at 4pm, where the film opens for a 2 week run.
Director Judith Ehrlich in Australia touring with the film
Judy is currently down under premiering the film at the Sydney Film Festival. You can see an interview she did here on ABC Australia.
We won Special Jury Mention at the Docaviv Fest
Judy was in Tel Aviv at the Docaviv Film Festival to accept an award for Special Jury Mention!
TMDMA Wins Audience Award at Fresno FF
We won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Fresno Film Festival! Thanks to everyone there!
Back from the Oscars®
We had a wonderful and crazy time down in LA for the Oscars®! Congratulations to “The Cove.” All the nominated docs are definitely winners and it was an honor to be there. Also, for the third week in a row we’ve topped the SF Chronicle’s list of best reviewed current films!
Thanks to everyone for your continuing support. We are still rolling out the theatrical release into many cities over the coming weeks. Check the list for upcoming dates.
