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We Make Movies, LLC. Classic Award-Winning Documentary films
Filmmaker-run Production & Distribution

Joel Freedman directed and produced a wide range of films documentary films and videos on important social issues including drug abuse, the struggle of native people to survive today, poverty, social justice as well as art. His films include BROKEN TREATY AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN, TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH (each narrated by Robert Redford), BRAINSTORM with Natalie Wood, Chrstopher Walken, SKEZAG (Vietnam

veterans and the world of drugs), EVEN IF A HUNDRED OGRES...Joanne Woodward, SAM'S WAR, THE FOREST SPIRITS, JEREMY (jazz genius, flutist/painter, and the new film-in-progress LAND OF THE BRAVE.

03/21/2023

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Dear Friend of The Western Shoshone People,
COVID hit our people hard. We lost many of our Elders. With the loss of each Elder, we lose an irreplaceable part our history and culture. All our knowledge, our language, our ceremonies, our way of life and more are preserved through our oral tradition. Covid is a cultural book-burning for our Shoshone people.
Award winning Movie Producer-Director Joel L.Freedman, has stored countless hours of old celluloid film “out-takes” of our Western Shoshone people. This film footage contains

What you see in this video continues to this day. Won't you stand up for the Western Shoshone People.

12/31/2022

12/19/2022

TRAILER for: To Protect Mother Earth, narrated by Robert Redford. The fight continues.

12/05/2022

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Dear Friend of The Western Shoshone People,

COVID hit our people hard. We lost many of our Elders. With the loss of each Elder, we lose an irreplaceable part our history and culture. All our knowledge, our language, our ceremonies, our way of life and more are preserved through our oral tradition. Covid is a cultural book-burning for our Shoshone people.

Award winning Movie Producer-Director Joel L.Freedman, has stored countless hours of old celluloid film “out-takes” of our Western Shoshone people. This film footage contains irreplaceable, historic scenes of our Elders and Western Shoshone people speaking our language, hunting, gathering, praying, dancing, singing and fighting the U.S. Government to keep our land and Indian way of Life.

We can never replace our Elders. Digitizing will help to ensure that the knowledge of the Elders will not die but will be carried forward to be shared by future generations.
We thank you for donating what ever you can. Joe Holley

https://indianlaw.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonateLandoftheBrave/tabid/1110504/Default.aspx

INSTRUCTIONS TO DONATE: On DONATE PAGE under “Additional comments or instructions,” write: EARMARKED FOR WESTERN SHOSHONE DIGITIZATION PROJECT (All donations are tax deductible when made through the Indian Law Resource Center)

https://youtu.be/tPjJ2iKGN10

12/04/2022

The first major film on the Western Shoshone fight for their land. Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain preview, narrated by Robert Redford.

Preview of Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain narrated by Robert Redford

11/26/2022

Classic Award-Winning Documentary Films from We Make Movies and Cinnamon Productions.

Streaming options coming soon!

11/25/2022

LAND of the BRAVE - Broken Treaty III
COMING SOON!

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11/25/2022

Broken Treaty At Battle Mountain
A MacArthur Foundation Film Selection
Narrated by Robert Redford
A Joel L. Freedman Film; 60 minutes: color
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"Generates a narrative excitement that is not often found in non-fiction films...it has much to say to anyone who is concerned with big against small, with preservation against 'progress'
and it says it well" -The New York Times

Called by the San Francisco Chronicle “A powerful documentary which is creating history”, BROKEN TREATY is now a motion picture Classic—The Western Shoshone of Nevada fight to preserve 24,000 acres of their Treaty land, save their sacred trees and their traditional way of life.

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11/25/2022

FIGHT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC!
The Most Powerful anti-drug film ever made!
A film by Joel L. Freedman & Phillip F. Messina;
60 minutes, color
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Selected by THE UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS for THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. Endorsed by the National Association of District Attorneys, the BLACK PANTHERS, National Association of Chiefs of Police, the YOUNG LORDS, and more.

Used by Universities, Libraries, -Anti-Drug Programs, Law Enforcement, US Military & more.

He heart of the drug culture exposed with clarity and devastation. Rough, honest, yet sensitive. Should be seen by every young person and the world! -ABC Eyewitness News

A major tool in the war against opioids. Highly recommended. - Anri Kissilenko, MD, Silverhill Hospital, CT

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11/25/2022

SAM'S WAR
A GI's Journey featuring Sam Brody
A film by Joel L. Freedman
78 minutes, color
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The film is a terific testament to Sam and to all our fighting men. Well done!"
– Bruce Joel Rubin - Academy Award "GHOST"

"An amazing story of courage, sacrifice and selfless service. Sam's sincere, personal narrative provides a genuine and vivid first-hand account of the experienes faced by our "Greatest Generation" of World War II. – Commissioner Sean M. Connolly, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

A riveting personal account of a GI’s death-defying experiences as an American Jew fighting against N**i Germany." – The Stamford Advocate

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11/25/2022

To Protect Mother Earth
Narrated by Robert Redford
A Joel L. Freedman Film; 60 minutes: color
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“The powerful sequel to the acclaimed Broken Treaty at Battle Mountain –“A gripping contemporary story of the Western Shoshone people’s fight to save ancestral lands from illegal seizure and nuclear destruction.” National Congress of American Indians 

Hard hitting and gripping-unforgettable imagery!
- The Hollywood Reporter.

Inspiring! – The Los Angeles Times

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11/25/2022

Even If A Hundred Ogres...
Introduced and Narrated by Joanne Woodward
A Film By Joel L. Freedman; 60 minutes: color
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"A stunning theatrical performance by the Saami People of the Arctic dramatizing one thousand years of Indigenous history, with fantastic music, unique chanting and weird and wonderful masks. Filmed at the Olympic Games at Lillehammer! " - The Westport News

"This is an important video as it shows the history of Native People in an affirmative way, while being highly entertaining, powerful, and full of humor and insight. Highly recommended!"
E-The Environmental Magazine - Doug Moss

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11/23/2022

In honor of Native American Heritage month, we present Native American Studies from We Make Movies. Documenting Native tribes since 1970 to today. Joel Freedman has followed their stories with camera in hand for 52 years and continues to this day. His archives hold the stories & traditions as well as their battles for their land, that continue to this day.

Buy now through https://www.wemakemovies.com

Streaming options coming soon!

11/23/2022

Jeremy
As seen on CBS Nationwide,
A film by Joel L. Freedman
Colleges, Libraries, Museums, Music & Art Schools
26 minutes, color
https://www.wemakemovies.com

Used by Universities, Schools of Music, Art Schools & Theatres.

An extraordinary portrait of jazz genius and artist Jeremy Steig. Mr. Steig was a rarity --flute was his first and only instrument. An in the view of many critics and musicians, he was a master. The film a “happening”, as Jeremy creates a first-time fusion between jazz and rock.”
- The New York Times.

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DONATE: https://indianlaw.ejoinme.org/.../tabid/1110504/Default.aspx Dear Friend of The Western Shoshone People, COVID hit our people hard. We lost many of our Elders. With the loss of each Elder, we lose an irreplaceable part our history and culture. All our knowledge, our language, our ceremonies, our way of life and more are preserved through our oral tradition. Covid is a cultural book-burning for our Shoshone people. Award winning Movie Producer-Director Joel L.Freedman, has stored countless hours of old celluloid film “out-takes” of our Western Shoshone people. This film footage contains What you see in this video continues to this day. Won't you stand up for the Western Shoshone People.

DONATE: https://indianlaw.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonateLandoftheBrave/tabid/1110504/Default.aspx Dear Friend of The Western Shoshone People, COVID hit our people hard. We lost many of our Elders. With the loss of each Elder, we lose an irreplaceable part our history and culture. All our knowledge, our language, our ceremonies, our way of life and more are preserved through our oral tradition. Covid is a cultural book-burning for our Shoshone people. Award winning Movie Producer-Director Joel L.Freedman, has stored countless hours of old celluloid film “out-takes” of our Western Shoshone people. This film footage contains irreplaceable, historic scenes of our Elders and Western Shoshone people speaking our language, hunting, gathering, praying, dancing, singing and fighting the U.S. Government to keep our land and Indian way of Life. We can never replace our Elders. Digitizing will help to ensure that the knowledge of the Elders will not die but will be carried forward to be shared by future generations. We thank you for donating what ever you can. Joe Holley https://indianlaw.ejoinme.org/MyPages/DonateLandoftheBrave/tabid/1110504/Default.aspx INSTRUCTIONS TO DONATE: On DONATE PAGE under “Additional comments or instructions,” write: EARMARKED FOR WESTERN SHOSHONE DIGITIZATION PROJECT (All donations are tax deductible when made through the Indian Law Resource Center) https://youtu.be/tPjJ2iKGN10