Report on July 23 Film Premiere

"A NIGHT OF FEROCIOUS JOY", a film by DAVID ZEIGER about the first major concert against the war ARTSPEAKS - NOT IN OUR NAME, produced by the Artists Network. The film features performances and conversations with: Saul Williams, Blackalicious, Ozomatli, Dilated Peoples, Mystic, The Coup, Jerry Quickley, Pan Afrikan People's Arkestra & The Great Voices of UGMAA, Lida Abdullah, Hassan Hakmoun, Ami Motevalli, Robbie Conal, East L.A. Sabor Factory. The film premiere was on July 23 2003, at The Vista Theater in Los Angeles.

A sold-out crowd of over 500 people showed up to see the film on July 23, 2003, and hear from a special live panel of artists called: "Art During Wartime: Real Attacks, Real Response", which featured: David Cross (Mr. Show with Bob & David), Rickie Lee Jones (Singer, Songwriter), Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), St. Clair Bourne (Filmmaker, Robeson: Here I Stand), Hassan Hakmoun (Musician), Ulises Bella & Wil-Dog (Ozomatli), Boots Riley (the Coup), Ami Motevalli (Visual Artist), David Zeiger (the filmmaker). The panel was moderated by Connie Julian of the Artists Network of Refuse & Resist!, and there was a powerful reading by Jerry Quickley.