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October 10, 2007

Uncommon Knowledge, produced and directed by Eliza Hemenway, now available as a downloadable DVD.

Permaculture designer and teacher Dan Hemenway has talented kids. His daughter, Eliza has announced the availability of her first documentary film, Uncommon Knowledge as a DVD download While it is common knowledge that dads are proud of their progeny, in this case it is especially justified. Permaculture is art and like true art, is concerned with truth. That's all the justification I need to put this announcement on my site.

Award winning documentary filmmaker Ellen Bruno called Uncommon Knowledge, "A beautifully crafted and poetic political commentary." Jon Garfield, Media Studies Professor said, "Stunning visuals and leaps of insight, this film is as entertaining as it is illuminating. "

This compelling and poetic documentary takes place inside the University of California as plans unfold to shut-down its historic San Francisco campus. A unique view of privatization, filmmaker Eliza Hemenway worked at the campus for over six years. Wondering why a public university was closing a campus in favor of private development, she picked up her camera and began to film. Uncommon Knowledge is a revealing look into higher education and a hauntingly beautiful portrait of a campus and the community it served. (26 min., 2006)

Uncommon Knowledge is accompanied by an original soundtrack by Tim Barsky and Everyday Theater, with additional music by The Toids.

You can own a copy for $2.99 by downloading it, DVD Quality, at Caachi, an independent online film distributor at

http://caachi.com/Members/trinity/uncommon_knowledge/landing.

For more information, contact Eliza Hemenway, Producer & Director, Trinity Productions,
http://www.hemenwaydocs.com

The Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
http://www.sebastopolfilmfestival.org/

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