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Collab Project with DocEdge
Set up in 2004, The Documentary New Zealand Trust is a non-profit organisation promoting documentary filmmaking and advocating opportunities for New Zealand documentary filmmakers. Its signature events are an international film festival and a industry event. The Documentary New Zealand Trust brings new business and filmic opportunities and great exposure to New Zealand and is committed to making the Festival and the Forum the biggest such event in the Southern Hemisphere.
DRUGLAWED is the first in-depth feature documentary to fully examine how New Zealand Green got rolled up in the disastrous U.S. War On Drugs.
Over the last 100 years the United States has forced its drug control policies on almost every country on earth. 40 years since Richard Nixon declared the War On Drugs in 1972, 22 million Americans have been arrested for marijuana. Only one country in the world has higher arrest and conviction rates: New Zealand.
Through cannabis users and growers, police officers, economists, scientists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, we examine the cause and effect nature of the cannabis business - an industry whose fierce profits are driven up by its illegal status.
But is cannabis the deadly drug menace that the government claims it is? Are billion dollar budgets to prohibit it justified? Globally, 6 million people die each year from tobacco-related diseases, 5 million from alcohol, half a million from pharmaceutical drugs, all legal drugs… and zero die from cannabis.
Has the prohibition stopped people from using cannabis? NZ has the world’s highest rates of cannabis use, followed closely by the US – cannabizness is booming! What’s the number one cash crop in Northland province? Marijuana. What’s the number one cash crop in the United States? Illegal pot harvests are worth more than corn and wheat… combined!
Meanwhile the uses of cannabis as fuel, fibre, building material, paper, food and medicine, plus its fifty thousand industrial applications also remain forbidden by law, driving up the ecocide-wreaking profits of oil, chemical, cotton and forestry corporations.
Who else is profiting from the illegality of cannabis? Big Pharma, Alcohol & Tobacco - the legal drug industries. Isn’t it curious that alcohol & tobacco kill 100 times as many people as all illicit drugs... combined?
DRUGLAWED investigates how New Zealand has been ensnared in an international war-without-end against the most useful plant on the planet.
DRUGLAWED has been in production since August 2009 and will be released in APRIL 2014. Featuring Bomber Bradbury of The Daily Blog and an international cast of commentators filmed across New Zealand and in Australia, the US, Japan and the Netherlands, all principal photography has already been completed. $150,000 funding was received in 2010 from NZ On Air for the TV3 version of the documentary INSIDE NEW ZEALAND: HIGH TIME? which examined the issues from a purely local perspective. In order to complete our original objective of making a 90 minute feature film which places New Zealand's drug policies in an international context, we have built upon what we shot for television by subsequently investing a further $21,000 into the production. Our target of $5,500 will pay for animated sequences and motion graphics.
The filmmakers would like to thank the cast for the generosity they showed us with their time and our legions of supporters who have enabled this epic shoot to be accomplished!
WHY "DRUGLAWED" SHOULD BE MADE:
The NZ Government has pursued failed drug policies with zombie-like persistence since the passing of the 1975 Misuse of Drugs Act.
Our "Reefer Madness" regime has broken budgets and countless lives. Victims of the law lose their jobs, scholarships, child custody, freedom to travel, the trust of their families and neighbours, respect for legal authority, and their liberty (9% of NZ’s prisoners are incarcerated for cannabis).
The mind-bending costs of the failed Drug War are completely overlooked by a sensationalism-driven media machine that histrionically embellishes the dangers of cannabis, which has – according to the leading medical scientists we interviewed – never caused a single confirmed death through either disease or overdose.
The film charts new territory by exploring the role of the United Nations in national drug control policy-making. The UN presents the main obstacle to the removal of cannabis prohibition, by exerting pressure on sovereign nations through the International Conventions on Narcotics. This film will present the political solution for signatory countries that want to shift their policies.
DRUGLAWED blows the lid off New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar underground industry. Never before have the issues surrounding the international ban on cannabis been presented from a New Zealand perspective. This is the exposé that finally clears the smoke!
ENDORSEMENTS:
Professor David Nutt (UK)
President of the European Council of Psychoneuropharmacologists
Chair of the Independent Advisory Council on Drugs
Former Chief UK Drugs Advisor
“The public needs to know about this, so they can be better informed and therefore better influence their political leaders. Making a documentary like this one is how that will happen.”
Dr Geoff Noller (NZ)
Substance Use and Policy Analysis Researcher, Otago University
“The critical examination of drug policy is an important and neglected area of social inquiry. With our high rates of per capita use of cannabis and arrest (the highest in the world for personal use and possession), this is a phenomenon well overdue for a fresh perspective. These young filmmakers deserve the opportunity to explore the issues with fresh eyes, especially in a country where drug issues are dominated by discourses of pathology, deviance and moral panic. The perspective adopted here will provide a counter-balance to a skewed discussion, which has potentially alienated many people likely to benefit from a clearer understanding of the issues.”
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DRUGLAWED is a co-production between SECTION 18FILMS and BT-TOKYO MEDIA
SECTION 18FILMS is an international documentary production company that has produced TV documentaries and social messaging services in Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
BT-TOKYO MEDIA is a New Zealand/Japan production company facilitating online activism and drug education.
DRUGLAWED features Bomber Bradbury of The Daily Blog and a stellar cast of local and international scientists, doctors, economists, drug counsellors, lawyers and policemen who all have one thing in common: the understanding that New Zealand's cannabis policies are doing far more harm than good and that change is imperative.
DRUGLAWED has been in production since August 2009 and will be released in APRIL 2014. Filmed across New Zealand and in Australia, the US, Japan and the Netherlands, all principal photography has already been completed. $150,000 funding was received in 2010 from NZ On Air for the TV3 version of the documentary INSIDE NEW ZEALAND: HIGH TIME? which examined the issues from a purely local perspective. In order to complete our original objective of making a 90 minute feature film which places New Zealand's drug policies in an international context, we have built upon what we shot for television by subsequently investing a further $25,000 into the production, leaving our target of only $4,000 - this will pay for OUR SOUND DESIGN.
The filmmakers would like to thank the cast for the generosity they showed us with their time and our legions of supporters who have enabled this epic shoot to be accomplished!
Updates
Norml's four point plan for medicinal cannabis law reform in New Zealand
11:38AM Sat 16/12/17 on Druglawed
Norml President Chris Fowlie brings you the latest developments around the Labour Govt's overly-tentative moves to legalise medicinal cannabis and he presents Norml's four point plan for moving forward. We now have a patreon page where you can support the completion of Druglawed series 2 - www.patreon.com/druglawed - thank you!
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Marion Wait has won our recent facebook competition
02:44PM Wed 22/11/17 on Druglawed
Simply by liking our facebook page, Marion Wait has won our social media competition. We are working hard to complete the final episode of DL2 and then we will release the entire second series as a compilation. Help us grow our audience by liking and sharing our facebook page www.facebook.com/druglawed or subscribe to our patreon www.patreon.com/druglawed - kia kaha!
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New Druglawed film released - pledge $1 a month to support the new production
04:44PM Sun 13/08/17 on Druglawed
Thanks again to our PledgeMe supporters! We just released a great new episode shot in Australia, check out the clip posted above. Let us know if you want to see the whole episode, we'll send you a free link to watch it. If you want to support the new series, subscribe for $1 a month at www.patreon.com/druglawed - you'll receive all our past and future films and help expand the series into a landmark international production.
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Our PATREON page is live and our NEW FILM will be out next week
12:00PM Tue 01/08/17 on Druglawed
Kia ora, whanau! A small increase in out monthly income will enable us to continue production far into the future. Therefore we have set up a Patreon page at this link: www.patreon.com/druglawed
You've already seen what we can accomplish on a shoestring budget. If we can get a recurring shoestring budget every month, then the sky is the limit. For just $1 a month you will receive all our new content - episodes, feature compilations, webisodes, extras and articles, produced in conjunction with our international partners! Please spread this link on your social media pages, thank you: www.patreon.com/druglawed
"Druglawed: Spokewoman" be released in a few days...
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Three new films available at druglawed.vhx.tv
01:00PM Wed 26/07/17 on Druglawed
Kia ora! We will release the latest episode of Druglawed, shot in Australia in one week. It is available for pre-order at this link:
https://druglawed.vhx.tv/buy/druglawed-2-episode-3-spokeswoman
Please tell your friends that all 4 episodes of the new film (and the compilation release) are available now or can be pre-ordered at www.druglawed.vhx.tv ...There is still no mainstream support for the largest scale documentary in NZ history - we are relying on grassroots support in social media, so please likeNshare www.facebook.com/druglawed & www.instagram.com/druglawed & let people know about the films by word of mouth, thank you!
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New Druglawed film released today worldwide (Free-to-View)
09:23PM Sat 01/07/17 on Druglawed
We released the new Druglawed film free-to-view today in honour of Alex Renton, who died two years ago on this day (1st July). Alex was the first recipient of a Ministerial Exemption to the Misuse of Drugs Act in the history of New Zealand. The film is made freely available for download to ALL our crowdfunding supporters. If you want to download your own copy: 1) go to www.keepvid.com ; 2) paste this link https://youtu.be/a3LEM6L7Vv8 ; 3) click "download" in the resolution you prefer... Thank you for your support! Subscribe to our youtube channel to keep up-to-date with our new extras, outtakes and releases...
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Mixing down the sound on "DL2: Specialist" (release date: July 1st)
05:40PM Thu 22/06/17 on Druglawed
ALL our crowdfundng supporters will be able to view/download "DL2: Specialist", regardless of which campaign you pledged to or how much you pledged. We will send out an update on July 1st explaining how to download the new film... Please LIKE & SHARE www.facebook.com.druglawed
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The DL2 E2 poster revealed
05:45PM Tue 06/06/17 on Druglawed
Here it is! The poster for the new episode of Druglawed 2! Sue Grey, Rebecca Reider, Victoria Davis and Rose Renton headline our amazing New Zealand cast... The film will be available soon from www.druglawed.vhx.tv - we will send all our crowdfunding supporters a link to stream it... After we have released all five episodes we'll send out the links to download the entire second series of Druglawed...
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World Premiere of "DL2: Scientist" at MardiGrass
06:21PM Mon 01/05/17 on Druglawed
Nimbin will host the World Premiere of "Druglawed 2: Scientist" this Saturday, May 6th 12.30pm at the town hall.
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World Premiere of "DL2: Scientist" at Nimbin MardiGrass 2017!
06:10PM Thu 30/03/17 on Druglawed
DRUGLAWED gets double-booked for MardiGrass! We'll be re-screening DL1 & hosting the World Premiere of DL2: Scientist in Nimbin, Australia May 2017! http://nimbinmardigrass.com/cinema/
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Thanks to our DL1 supporters who have downloaded DL2 E1!
11:18AM Wed 01/03/17 on Druglawed
Thanks to the many DL1 supporters who have downloaded DL2 E1, which was filmed on location in Israel. All proceeds from our sales go towards funding the remaining episodes, which we shot in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Uruguay...
DL2 E1 can be downloaded at this link:
https://druglawed.vhx.tv/buy/druglawed-2-scientist
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DL2 Ep1 will be released tomorrow (24 Feb)
02:03PM Thu 23/02/17 on Druglawed
On 24 February Druglawed 2 Ep1 will be released online (...four more episodes are coming in 2017 and 2018...) Please let your friends know that DL2 E1 is available at www.druglawed.vhx.tv...
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DL2: Premiere of Chapter 1 at LUMINATE FESTIVAL
12:59PM Wed 25/01/17 on Druglawed
We have been invited to Luminate Festival in Golden Bay to premiere the first chapter of DL2! Rebecca Reider is our special guest speaker. We'll be sending all our DL2 crowdfunding sponsors links to download the completed segment of the new film soon... Over the next year we will be sending out a total of five 20 minute segments, each shot in a different country. Our first completed segment was filmed in Israel and features pioneering chemist Professor Raphael Mechoulam!
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Preview Screening at The Hempstore
02:47PM Sat 26/11/16 on Druglawed
Aucklanders can get a sneak peak at the film on 1st December at the K Rd First Thursday Fest. The Hempstore is located at 253 K Rd. Our Sponsor Chris Fowlie, President of NORML NZ, will be there for a Q&A. The first chapter is 18 minutes, we'll be replaying it several times.
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Druglawed officially selected for this year's Maine Cannabis Film Festival
04:28PM Mon 12/09/16 on Druglawed
Druglawed has been selected for another US film festival! This is our 8th festival selection so far! The Maine premiere will be October 22 – 23, 2016...
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NZ Herald story on Druglawed ...& Rebecca Reider's historic victory!
06:56PM Sun 21/08/16 on Druglawed
Mainstream media in NZ is finally taking notice of the Druglawed Documentaries! We recently broke the story of Rebecca Reider's historic victory over cannabis prohibition, she is the first person since the 1960s to legally possess cannabis in NZ! Well, the NZ Herald has run with it and it is blowing up...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11698264
Watch TV3 on Monday 22 August at 7pm for more...
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Check out the cast of DL2!
09:16PM Thu 21/07/16 on Druglawed
The South American phase of production of Druglawed 2 is finally complete - over 6 months we shot great interviews with doctors, nurses, chemists, patients and their families, members of Uruguay's newly-legalised industry and the man who made it all possible, former President Jose Mujica! 
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DRUGLAWED wins BEST FEATURE at the CANNABUS CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL!
09:43AM Sat 18/06/16 on Druglawed
Thanks to our friends in New York for hosting the East Coast premiere where DRUGLAWED won the award for BEST FEATURE of 2016!
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Druglawed officially selected for New York's CannaBus Culture Film Festival
03:35AM Tue 07/06/16 on Druglawed
CANNABUS CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL (NEW YORK) PRESENTS THE EAST COAST PREMIERE OF DRUGLAWED! In the Big Apple on 15/16 June.
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La Marcha De Marijuana Buenos Aires 2016
03:43PM Sun 08/05/16 on Druglawed
70,000 people marched from Plaza de Mayo to the Congress of Argentina today
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Jday 2016 is brought to you by NORML NZ and THE HEMPSTORE
05:18AM Wed 27/04/16 on Druglawed
Our sponsors NORML NZ and THE HEMPSTORE will be organising another wonderful Jday at Albert Park (Auckland) and multiple other venues throughout NZ. https://www.facebook.com/events/539600922908612/
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Interview with former President of Uruguay José Mujica
03:00PM Mon 25/04/16 on Druglawed
After many unsuccessful attempts to reach the legendary former President of Uruguay we finally intercepted him in a tractor outside his farm on the outskirts of Montevideo. On the spot he agreed to a half hour interview for DRUGLAWED 2. José Mujica is the first national leader to fully legalise cannabis. Please let your friends know they can support the production by downloading DL1 from druglawed.com - thank you!
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10 days to Druglawed's US premiere at CFFest
10:32AM Fri 15/04/16 on Druglawed
MANY THANKS to our US sponsors! If you happen to be in California, Garberville will be hosting the US premiere of Druglawed in ten days at the CFF!
http://cannabisfilmfestival.com/
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"Whakawhetai ki a koutou nui atu" to Norml NZ and The Hempstore Aotearoa
01:15PM Wed 30/03/16 on Druglawed
"Whakawhetai ki a koutou nui atu" to Norml NZ and The Hempstore Aotearoa for sponsoring Druglawed. The production has gone all the way from Auckland to every part of NZ, and to Australia, Israel and Uruguay. We may even feature a segment in Argentina. Back in Auckland The Hempstore has moved to 253 K'Rd. Druglawed 2 is currently in production in Uruguay - the first country in the world to legalise cannabis.
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Druglawed's Nimbin premiere - MardiGrass 2016
02:59AM Tue 23/02/16 on Druglawed
Nimbin MardiGrass has selected Druglawed to be one of three films screening at this year's festival. Tell your friends they can download the film for $4.20 from www.druglawed.com to support production of the sequel which features segments in Australia, Israel, NZ, US and Uruguay.
https://www.facebook.com/nimbinmardigrass
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DRUGLAWED Officially Selected for Cannabis Film Festival - U.S. Premiere
07:08AM Sat 20/02/16 on Druglawed
DRUGLAWED has been officially selected for the Cannabis Film Festival in Garberville, California - the film's USA premiere will be on 23/24 April 2016!
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DRUGLAWED 2 features Uruguay's most famous writers
05:30AM Fri 15/01/16 on Druglawed
The Druglawed production was honoured by interviews with two of South America's most important writers: Prof. Daniel Vidart and Alicia Castilla. La producción Druglawed fue honrado con las entrevistas de dos de los escritores más importantes de América del Sur: Prof. Daniel Vidart y Alicia Castilla.
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Just $462 away from funding Druglawed 2 with 2.5 days to go...
10:33AM Thu 17/12/15 on Druglawed
The Druglawed 2 Kickstarter campaign is nearly over. We have received fantastic support for the project and now we require only $462 more to secure the pledges we have already received. Please let your friends know they can help us across the finish by pledging at this link: kickstarter.com/projects/1989898482/druglawed-2
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EGA presents the AUSTRALIAN PREMIERES OF DRUGLAWED
03:01PM Thu 26/11/15 on Druglawed
DRUGLAWED premieres in Sydney on Dec 4th and Melbourne on Dec 5th, brought to Australia by ENTHEOGENESIS AUSTRALIS 2015 who are sponsoring the production of the Australian segment of Druglawed 2. Please support the production of Druglawed 2 by pledging towards our crowdfunding campaign and sharing this link on your social media networks, THANK YOU! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1989898482/druglawed-2
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A huge THANK YOU to our Principal Sponsor THE HEMPSTORE
02:38PM Mon 09/11/15 on Druglawed
Whakawhetai ki a koutou a THE HEMPSTORE AOTEAROA! The Hempstore sponsored Druglawed1 and now they have generously backed DL2 also! For those of you that don't know, NZ's high-grade hemp specialists have moved location - The Hempstore is now at 253 K Rd, Auckland - www.hempstore.co.nz ...Please support our KICKSTARTER with a pledge of your own, we have just 40 days left to raise another $4000 to make DL2! This is the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1989898482/druglawed-2
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Please support our crowdfunding campaign for DRUGLAWED 2
02:15PM Sat 07/11/15 on Druglawed
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1989898482/druglawed-2
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Druglawed enters Canada
09:50PM Mon 26/10/15 on Druglawed
Druglawed has been selected for the 2016 ReFrame Film Festival in Canada! www.druglawed.com
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DRUGLAWED subtitled in Spanish & English
10:16AM Thu 30/07/15 on Druglawed
Subtitled versions of Druglawed are now available on VHX.TV! Please tell your friends and get them to spread the word on social media, the film is available for $4.20 from www.druglawed.com.
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Druglawed set free on the internet
02:46AM Mon 22/06/15 on Druglawed
Here is the first part of the film on Youtube (Prologue & Chapter1), the rest to follow in serial form over the next 12 to 18 months. Please ask friends to support the film by downloading it for $4.20 from www.druglawed.com - thank you!
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Druglawed set free on the internet
02:24AM Mon 22/06/15 on Druglawed
Here is the first part of the film on Youtube (Prologue & Chapter1), the rest to follow in serial form over the next 12 to 18 months. Please ask friends to support the film by downloading it for $4.20 from www.druglawed.com - thank you!
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Druglawed on RadioLive
08:55AM Wed 13/05/15 on Druglawed
Radio icon Graeme Hill will be doing an in-studio Druglawed interview on national radio in the run-up to Druglawed's award nominations for the Documentary Edge Festival, tune in to RadioLive on Sunday 17th May at 9.15pm
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Druglawed a first choice for new Wiki doco categories
09:55PM Mon 06/04/15 on Druglawed
Even though DRUGLAWED was released on the internet just 5 days ago, Wikipedia editors pegged DRUGLAWED as one of the first to be listed in the new category of Doc Films Abt Cnbs, alongside classics Grass, The Union, and Hemp For Victory (the first pot doc ever, which was made by none other than the US Govt). DRUGLAWED is also one of the first docs in the newly created NZ Docs page. DRUGLAWED can now be downloaded at www.druglawed.vhx.tv !
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Druglawed officially selected for DocEdge Festival 2015
03:26PM Mon 16/03/15 on Druglawed
Druglawed gets Festival laurels - official selection DocEdge 2015
All our rewards packages have been posted, please let us know if you didn't receive one and we'll send yours out! As an extra reward for all our PledgeMe & Kickstarter Pledgers all your names are listed in the closing credits, look for yours when you watch the film...
If you want to be among the very first people on planet earth to download the movie go to www.druglawed.vhx.tv - the first person to pre-order the download on VHX will receive a Druglawed DVD (signed by the whole DL crew) as a bonus!
Please spread awareness of the film by liking and linking us on Facebook www.facebook.com/druglawed - thanks for your support!
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Please rate Druglawed with 10 stars on IMDb
09:40AM Sun 22/02/15 on Druglawed
Internet Movie Database now has a listing for Druglawed! Please go to this link and rate us with 10 stars: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4450674/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 It only takes a second to register with IMDb. We have sent out all the Kickstarter/PledgeMe rewards except for those that pledged for T-shirts which we will print next week. If you haven't received your rewards yet, please let us know... Thanks!
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Sending out remaining DVD pledge rewards this week
09:03AM Mon 09/02/15 on Druglawed
We will be mailing our Kickstarter and PledgeMe supporters your DVD rewards this week, please allow an extra week for delivery. We still have to get all the orders for T-shirt sizes in, so if you pledged for a T-shirt too, please be patient, we are working on it, and we'll send it with your DVD! The film will be available for download in about 2 months. If you haven't yet let us know your mailing address for the DVD/T-shirt please send us a message, thanks!
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Sending out Rewards in 1-2 weeks
01:21PM Wed 28/01/15 on Druglawed
Now that the Premiere is behind us we can focus on sending out DVDs and T-shirts to all our PledgeMe and Kickstarter supporters. Please allow an extra week for delivery. If you pledged for a T-shirt let us know your preferred size and colour by emailing us at [email protected], thanks! Let your friends know the DVD is available at www.druglawed.com - selling the DVDs will fund subtitling the film into Spanish and Japanese and also authoring the downloadable version...
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Authoring the DVD just in time for Druglawed's Release on Jan 24
03:24PM Sat 17/01/15 on Druglawed
RPM Studios have done an amazing job adding subtitles and last minute colour correction to DRUGLAWED ahead of our World Premiere on January 24 and 25. Meet the cast and crew and be the very first members of the public to ever see the film! Check our Facebook event for details... Please let us know when you arrive so we can give you your pledge rewards... & look for your name in the credits! Druglawed World Premiere FB Event
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Druglawed World Premiere in Auckland 24 Jan (& 25 Jan)!
07:46PM Mon 29/12/14 on Druglawed
The most in-depth New Zealand documentary on the Drug War is now just weeks from completion! Please join the crew for our first public screenings on January 24 (or Jan 25) at 4.20pm and 7.10pm.
To preserve our chances of acceptance into those film festivals which prefer entries that have not yet had a theatrical release, we are calling this the "Underworld Premiere" and we are hosting it in our own specially-constructed Druglawed cinema - creating a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience you will never forget!
There will be a party between and after screenings. Entry is by koha... unless you pledged on Pledge Me or Kickstarter for tickets, in which case please bring a guest, you've already koha'd for two! Let us know when you arrive if you pledged for a DVD or T-shirt. Every one of our Pledgers are acknowledged by name in the end credits, so look for your name - and thank you!
See the facebook event for details...
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Druglawed Wrap Party
01:55PM Mon 24/11/14 on Druglawed
Please let us know when you arrive if you pledged on Kickstarter or PledgeMe as we may have some of your crowdfunding rewards ready. The DVD will be ready at the end of January 2015, but T-shirts have already been printed.
This is a free event, so bring your friends...
https://www.facebook.com/events/298908260320233/
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Druglawed's design by Crafty Creative
02:44PM Sat 15/11/14 on Druglawed
Facebook gallery of Druglawed design stills
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Pitch-perfect voice over recorded by Estevez
02:47PM Tue 04/11/14 on Druglawed
We have a bumper crop of homegrown Kiwi talent working in the sound department of Druglawed, including our voice over artist Estevez Gillespie, who laid down the narration at Auckland studio Radiate Sound. See more pictures in our Facebook page... Estevez lays down the DL VO
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Top editor Juan has fine cut Druglawed
04:59PM Tue 23/09/14 on Druglawed
Many thanks to master editor Juan for helping to fine cut the doco. All that remains to be done now is record the voice over, sound mix, colour correct and export the DVD. We know many people are wondering if we are ever going to wrap it up, rest assured we will! Thanks for your patience and support!
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Druglawed movie poster
02:35PM Wed 30/07/14 on Druglawed
Our documentary poster has been completed - many thanks to ace graphic designer, Phil, for helping us with the final retouching and finished art!
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Our T-shirts are ready!
11:53AM Fri 16/05/14 on Druglawed
The DRUGLAWED T-shirts have been delivered, available in all sizes, womens & mens, black & green! If you'd like to buy a T-shirt (proceeds go to our final post production budget) please message us! They're $35 (includes delivery to anywhere in NZ). If you've already pledged for a T-shirt on Kickstarter or PledgeMe (and you live in NZ) we can send your shirt out to you - so if you'd like it now, just message us to let us know! Alternatively you can wait till the DVD is ready and we'll send both together... See more photos in our Facebook page...
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Preview screening on April 20 a huge success!
07:42PM Mon 21/04/14 on Druglawed
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The preview screening of the first finished segment of DRUGLAWED was a huge success! We had to show the film six times (instead of the three screenings we had planned) with about a hundred people over the course of the evening turning up to see the film, despite torrential rain! Great to meet some of the online supporters! Looking forward to seeing you back at the Premiere as soon as we've completed recording the soundtrack, watch this space...
See the photos of the event in our Facebook page by clicking this link...
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Vegan hemp food for April 20 screening of Medical Segment of Druglawed
11:01PM Sat 19/04/14 on Druglawed
Kia Ora! Hemp flour, hemp seeds & hemp oil - nature's superfood went into everything we've prepared for the vegan-friendly menu at the Auckland preview screening of the Medical Segment of the Druglawed Documentary - April 20, screenings at 4.20, 5.20 & 6.20... Stay after for hemp tea with hemp milk...
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Colour correcting just in time for Sunday's preview screening...
11:24AM Fri 18/04/14 on Druglawed
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Colour correction of the first finished segment (10 minutes) is complete... just in time for the Auckland preview screenings on 4.20.2014 at 4.20pm, 5.20pm and 6.20pm. Entry for all our Kickstarter & PledgeMe Pledgers is free... If you have pledged for a T-shirt, we'll have yours for you at the screening on Sunday... The final release date of the 90 minute cut will be mid 2014, as soon as we have our soundtrack recorded... Please click this link for event details.
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Colour correcting just in time for Sunday's preview screening...
11:24AM Fri 18/04/14 on Druglawed
Colour correction of the first finished segment (10 minutes) is complete... just in time for the Auckland preview screenings on 4.20.2014 at 4.20pm, 5.20pm and 6.20pm. Entry for all our Kickstarter & PledgeMe Pledgers is free... If you have pledged for a T-shirt, we'll have yours for you at the screening on Sunday... The final release date of the 90 minute cut will be mid 2014, as soon as we have our soundtrack recorded... Please click this link for event details.
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Druglawed Preview Screening April 20th 2014 (Auckland)
03:26PM Wed 09/04/14 on Druglawed
Kia Ora! We couldn't get all the music done in time to release the entire film, so we are going to release a preview on April 20th, in order to show our many generous supporters that you've invested in a radical film! Please join the DL crew at the High Tea Cafe (29 Portage Rd, New Lynn) on April 20th from 3.30pm. Entry for all our Pledge Me pledgers is free!
Please see this link for details and updates on our facebook events page
We apologize for the delay, but we underestimated how long it would take to record the soundtrack. Our final release date will be in two months, when we will host the official premiere and send out your DVDs/T-shirts/other rewards. Thank you and stay tuned...
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Join us for the launch of our SOUNDTRACK - 22 Feb @ 4pm
07:46AM Fri 21/02/14 on Druglawed
Kia Ora Pledgers, we're hosting a launch for the soundtrack of Druglawed on Saturday 22nd (tomorrow) - there will be a range of delicious hemp food and a live band. Here is the FB link with all the details, hope you can make it: https://www.facebook.com/Druglawed/posts/267292093433690
Thank you for supporting us, please email your friends this link to our Kickstarter page so that they can support us too!!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1989898482/druglawed-documentary-soundtrack?ref=live
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The Druglawed Soundtrack
03:18AM Tue 08/10/13 on Druglawed
Thanks to all our original Pledgers we have made great progress, all we're missing now is our soundtrack. We have arranged post production facilities to handle the final stages of colour correction and sound mixing, which we're going to undertake early next year. We're looking forward to the Premiere on 20 April next year, hope to see you all there!
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FUNDED!
04:27AM Tue 30/07/13 on Druglawed
We've raised $5500 for the post production budget of DRUGLAWED! We look forward to sending our Pledgers your rewards and to meeting some of you at the Premiere! Thank you all!
The DL Crew
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$300 to go!! 12 hours left!
11:24AM Mon 29/07/13 on Druglawed
DRUGLAWED stocks have rallied at the 11th hour! Only $300 to go!! We're definitely going to make it to our target thanks to all of you!
Check out our FOUR FILM POSTERS on display at: http://druglawed.com/poster---promotional-art.html
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Just $600 away with 24 hours to go!
01:30AM Mon 29/07/13 on Druglawed
Our new poster, sponsored by Grant Hall and The Star Trust can be viewed at: http://i.imgur.com/x6zpmVw.jpg
We're almost at our target... Please encourage your friends to pledge in the next 24 hours and we'll make it! Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and generosity, Pledgers!
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$3000 with 7 days to go...
04:00AM Wed 24/07/13 on Druglawed
Our pledges just nudged over $3000! Please spread the word to friends and like-minded people, we have only seven days left to hit our target of $5,500... Special thanks to Hemp Technologies for your support, you can expect many hemp product placements in the film!
The DL Crew
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Making progress with help from The Hemp Store and The Star Trust
09:30AM Fri 19/07/13 on Druglawed
What great support we've been getting, with The Hemp Store recently making a Principal Sponsor pledge and some of our first PledgeMe sponsors showing true grit by pledging a second time! We're almost at the $3000 threshold now. Our new poster is on the way too, sponsored by Grant Hall of The Star Trust and Kotare Creative. Each day we are a little bit closer to the dream...
The DL Crew
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New poster from a kind sponsor
02:17AM Wed 03/07/13 on Druglawed
We'll be revealing our new film poster in a couple of weeks, many thanks to Kotare Creative for the much-appreciated input! We're looking forward to sending all our Pledgers your DVDs / T-shirts / Tickets... And to our Principal Sponsors, we'd like to remind you that you have the option to appear in the film...
The DL Crew
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TV3's The Vote - The Druglawed Connection
09:14AM Fri 07/06/13 on Druglawed
TV3's "The Vote" on 22nd May debated the topic: "Should soft drugs like cannabis be decriminalized?" with 72% of those voting casting their vote in favour, an almost two-third majority! Druglawed associate producer Sid Menon, who appears in the film, was the individual who emailed The Vote's producers with the suggestion to debate the topic. Well done, Sid!
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A Huge Thanks from the Druglawed crew
10:51AM Mon 13/05/13 on Druglawed
Dear Pledgers,
Section18Films and BT-Tokyo Media would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the Druglawed production with your generous pledges!
Having today crossed the $1000 threshold after just a few days since we launched the fundraiser, we are confident that we will meet our target and we look forward to sending you your orders of a DVD / T-shirt / Tickets on or before our Premiere on 4.20.2014.
With much appreciation,
The DL Crew
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