November 2010
1 post
NO TOMORROW Screening in Connecticut, December 2 →
October 2010
2 posts
NO TOMORROW Wins an Award
We’re pleased to announce that our documentary NO TOMORROW was honored with an award at the Hamptons International Film Festival:
Special awards went to THE HOUSE OF SUH, directed by Iris Shim, which was the winner of the Investigation Discovery Award for Excellence in Journalism, and NO TOMORROW, directed by Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth, which took the inaugural Victor Rabinowitz and...
We're On Investigation Discovery Tonight
A quick reminder: Our documentary FINAL JUDGMENT is airing on the Investigation Discovery television network at 10pm instant. Needless to say, we’re happy about the news.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has named FINAL JUDGMENT as one of their’critic’s picks and there’s also a great review over at the New Haven Register:
“Final Judgment” tells the tragic story of Risa Bejarano, who was brutally...
September 2010
6 posts
Free NO TOMORROW Screening in Kansas City on... →
At the Tivoli Theater, 7pm. Check it out.
The NO TOMORROW Viewer's Guide →
Give it a read before our PBS and Investigation Discovery premieres.
NO TOMORROW at the Hamptons Film Festival
This October. Check us out.
New Radio Interview With Directors Of NO TOMORROW
The State of Things on North Carolina Public Radio recently hosted “Law and Order Week.” NO TOMORROW directors Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth stopped by to discuss the film and you can listen to the radio show here:
Filmmakers Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth met Risa Bejarano when they decided to make her the subject of a documentary on the foster care system called “Aging Out.” Shortly after,...
August 2010
7 posts
NO TOMORROW in Denver
The NO TOMORROW roadshow is continuing with another screening in Denver, Colorado. Showtime is Thursday, September 2nd from 5:30pm-7pm and the screening is sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association. Screening is free to both CBA members at the general public and will take place at the CLECI Large Classroom, 1900 Grant Street #300 in Denver. For more information, click the link above or call (303)...
NO TOMORROW Screenings In St. Louis & Durham, NC
St. Louis: NO TOMORROW is screening courtesy of the American Friends Service Committee at the Missouri History Museum on September 29.
Durham, NC: NO TOMORROW is screening courtesy of the Capital Restorative Justice Project at the Carolina Theatre of Durham on September 2.
About our film:
NO TOMORROW focuses on the murder of Risa Bejarano, the principle subject of AGING OUT, our recent film...
The Lawrence-Journal World on NO TOMORROW
We’re pleased to announce that one of our screenings was in the news:
The criminal justice system makes mistakes.
And as long as Kansas has the death penalty, those mistakes might cost a wrongfully convicted person not only his freedom, but his life.
That was the message Eddie Lowery hoped to send Thursday night at an anti-death-penalty event at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Lowery...
Lawrence, KS screening reminder
NO TOMORROW is holding a special screening in Lawrence, Kansas on Thursday, August 19 thanks to the ACLU and Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty.
It may be summer, but we're in the press
It looks like we have had two new press mentions over the weekend.
1. Mediabistro’s TVNewser blog included us in a fall cable television roundup:
2. Multichannel News included us in another fall roundup.
Both mentions were for the upcoming autumn screening of FINAL JUDGMENT on Investigation Discovery.
NO TOMORROW on Investigation Discovery's Fall...
We’ve previously mentioned NO TOMORROW’s fall airing on Investigation Discovery and now the television network has the full details:
ID FILMS:
Debuting in August, ID FILMS provides a new outlet for independent documentary filmmakers seeking a television home for projects that shine a light on important, overlooked aspects of our justice system and showcase compelling stories of mystery,...
NO TOMORROW in Raleigh-Durham, NC
Raleigh-area residents will be treated to a free screening of NO TOMORROW on Thursday, September 2, thanks to the Capital Restorative Justice Project. Here is the info:
NO TOMORROW is produced and directed by Roger Weisberg and Vanessa Roth, the NY filmmakers that createdAGING OUT. Weisberg’s 30 previous films have earned over 100 awards, including Emmy, duPont-Columbia, andPeabody awards, as...
July 2010
2 posts
NO TOMORROW in Lawrence, KS
Residents of the Midwest college town are in luck. The ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri and KCADP are co-sponsoring a free screening of NO TOMORROW on Thursday, August 19. Here are the details:
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS
KCADP and the ACLU are co-sponsoring a showing of the film NO TOMORROW which follows the murder of documentary subject Risa Bejarano...
NO TOMORROW in Providence, RI →
We are proud to announce that NO TOMORROW will be screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in Providence. The Festival will take place between August 10-15 and ticketing/schedule info is available here. Here are the official details:
Rhode Island International Film Festival Wednesday – August 11 at 3:00pm Providence Chamber of Commerce Theatre, 30 Exchange Terrace, Providence...
June 2010
12 posts
NO TOMORROW in Media Daily News →
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NO TOMORROW in Philadelphia →
We’re pleased to announce that NO TOMORROW will be screening at the Philadelphia International Film Festival on Saturday, June 26. The 2:30pm screening will take place at the Moore College of Art & Design. Ticket information is available here.
Other films screening that day include Inside of Me, Blog, Camp Unity, Nothing Special and The Only Way Out.
Moore College is on Ben Franklin...
NO TOMORROW on Investigation Discovery →
We’re happy to announce that NO TOMORROW is making its world television premiere on Investigation Discovery. Air date is October 8th.
NO TOMORROW will be one of Investigation Discovery’s two full-length documentary pickups this fall along with fellow indie doc Cropsey.
We're Screening At Lincoln Center Tonight →
With special guest appearances by: Barry Scheck, a renowned lawyer who has represented many death row inmates who have been exonerated. He was also part of the O.J. Simpson defense team. He is the co-founder/co-director of the Innocence Project and Cardozo Law School Professor. Robert Blecker, one of the most articulate pro-death penalty spokespersons in the country. He is a New York Law School...
NO TOMORROW At The New Jersey International Film...
Featuring an appearance by co-director Vanessa Roth. Details here; the screening is in New Brunswick.
Human Rights Watch Film Festival at Lincoln Center... →
The HRW International Film Festival, who is co-presenting NO TOMORROW at Lincoln Center on Thursday, just got a nice writeup in the newspaper of record. Check it out.
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NO TOMORROW at Lincoln Center
Come join us on June 17 at New York’s Lincoln Center:
I would be thrilled if you are able to join us for the upcoming Lincoln Center premiere of NO TOMORROW, our documentary on the death penalty. This deeply personal production explores the murder of the subject of our recent film about teens leaving foster care and the unexpected role that the film played in the death penalty trial of her...
So... here's a little about the film.
The Los Angeles Times ran a long piece about how we met Risa Bejarano. Risa grew up in foster care. Her stepfather sexually abused her, her mother had a long history of drug abuse and she had been bouncing around the system since she was 9. She went on her own when she turned 18. We met Risa when she became a subject in one of our old documentaries, Aging Out, about teenagers who left the foster...