Howard Zinn- Friend and Badass
by Chris Moore Well, if you are reading this, you have found your way to ThePeopleSpeak.com website. I hope you have seen the movie. It is worth the time. My name is Chris Moore and, if you clicked on my blog, I am hoping you know who I am, but just in case I will introduce myself here. I am one of the Executive Producers, along with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Anthony Arnove, and Howard Zinn, of The People Speak. I am also one of the directors of the movie with Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove. I have spent the bulk of my career happily in Hollywood producing movies. You are online, so you can look me up, but my highlights are Project Greenlight, Good Will Hunting, and American Pie. Not necessarily political or cultural or artistic pursuits. I really thought I was going to live out my days entertaining people through movies and TV. However, I met Howard Zinn while we were promoting Good Will Hunting. He was an old friend of Matt Damon's and he was a badass. Read More »
Inspiring Rebel Voices
by Anthony Arnove Working on The People Speak the past few years, there were a few moments when we weren't quite sure how we'd make it on television and into the world of commercial DVDs. We had the usual challenges facing independent films -- the budget, distribution, getting the word out. But once we started the first day of filming in front of a live audience at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston, somehow we knew we'd find a way. All of us working on the film had a collective sense of purpose that we had an important story to tell and had landed on a way to tell it that was compelling and inspiring. One of Howard Zinn's many remarkable qualities was his determination, his confidence in the face of challenges. In his life of political activism, he had faced and overcome far greater ones than making a film. And Howard's joy in the process, his commitment to his vision, was infectious for everyone who came in contact with The People Speak. Read More »
