HUNNTINGTON — Huntington Public Access Television (Comcast Channel 20) will air Michael Moore's latest film, "Slacker Uprising", at 8 and 11 p.m., Monday, Sept. 29. 

"Slacker Uprising" is a feature-length film documenting Moore's 2004 tour of swing states during the previous presidential election year.  The film chronicles his efforts to encourage young people to vote.

The Oscar winning director of "Bowling For Columbine", "Fahrenheit 911", and "Sicko", has released his newest documentary for free download on the Internet.  The film, budgeted at $2 Million, is offered as a gift to his fans.  Moore stated, "The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters at the polls in November.”

 This past week, Moore released  "Slacker Uprising" online at www.SlackerUprising.com. making it the first feature-length film by a major director to be released for free over the internet, legally.

To maximize the reach of his message, Moore is adopting a novel approach to distribution appropriate to politics in the age of the internet: he has teamed up with Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films and several online video platforms to distribute the movie online, free of charge.
Four years ago, the premiere of Moore's groundbreaking film 'Fahrenheit 9/11' shook up the 2004 election. Moore embarked on a 62-city swing state tour to register new voters and turn them out to the polls. 'Slacker Uprising' documents the most inspiring, dramatic and frightening moments of that historic event. Moore expects the new film to inspire young people to turn out to vote, just as the tour itself did in the last presidential election.

 "Our mission here at Brave New Films is to get out a message of social justice," said Greenwald in a release. "This year, that means getting people to take a close look at what's at stake in this incredibly important election. You can find literally no better storyteller in the world for that purpose than Michael Moore. Michael is a genius and an inspiration to people all over the country. This new movie is a gift to our nation in this critical moment, and we're honored to be distributing it for free over the internet."

 "This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans," said Moore in a release. "The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November. I think 'Slacker Uprising' will inspire million to get off the couch and give voting a chance. This is a gift to my fans, and gifts should be free."

Neither Moore, nor Brave New Films will be profiting from this film-for Moore, on the twenty-year anniversary of Roger & Me, this serves as another chance to get "slackers" off the couch and into the voting booth; for Brave New Films, this serves as an opportunity to continue spreading the message of social justice and change through film and new media.  Viewers will be encouraged to download, watch, burn and spread the film in hopes of organizing, rallying, registering voters and raising funds for worthy causes.

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