{"id":659,"date":"2017-05-17T21:21:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T21:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2020-06-05T22:26:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T22:26:33","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItem aesop-component-short aesop-component\" data-mce-placeholder=\"1\" data-aesop-sc=\"%5Baesop_video%20width%3D%22%2540%22%20align%3D%22left%22%20src%3D%22vimeo%22%20id%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F135649711%22%20disable_for_mobile%3D%22off%22%20loop%3D%22off%22%20autoplay%3D%22on%22%20controls%3D%22on%22%20viewstart%3D%22on%22%20viewend%3D%22on%22%20revealfx%3D%22off%22%5D\">\n<div class=\"aesop-component-mask mceNonEditable unselectable\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision- should he call the police?\u00a0<em>Last Day of Freedom<\/em>, a richly animated personal narrative, tells the story of Bill\u2019s decision to stand by his brother in the face of war, crime and capital punishment. The film is a portrait of a man at the nexus of the most pressing social issues of our day \u2013 veterans\u2019 care, mental health access and criminal\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">justice<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/70801887?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u2022 Watch the film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanopy.com\/product\/last-day-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Kanopy<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u2022 Watch the film\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/guidedoc.tv\/documentary\/Last-day-of-freedom_-documentary-film\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">On GuideDoc<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u2022 Nominee, Best Short Documentary Subject,\u00a0<span class=\"field-content\">The 88th Academy Awards\u00a0<span class=\"date-display-single\">2016<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/160224C_039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-576\" src=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/160224C_039-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8212; With our classmates, L-R:<br \/>Documentary (Short Subject) nominees Jerry Franck and Courtney Marsh, \u201cChau, Beyond the Lines\u201d, Adam Benzine, \u201cClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah\u201d, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, \u201cLast Day of Freedom\u201d, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, \u201cA Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness\u201d and Bryn Mooser and David Darg, \u201cBody Team 12\u201dprior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences&#8217; Oscar Week: DOCUMENTARIES event on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #333300;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Winner, an\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><a style=\"color: #333300;\" title=\"Emmy Award\" href=\"http:\/\/emmysf.tv\/files\/2016\/06\/Emmy16RecPR.pdf\">Emmy Award<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>News and Program Specialty: Documentary -Topical at the 45th Annual Northern California Area\u00a0<a title=\"Emmy Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emmy_Award\">Emmy\u00ae Awards<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>\u2022 What they&#8217;re saying&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8230; The most idiosyncratic and moving documentary, rendered in black-and-white line drawing, is the agonizing story of Manny Babbitt [&#8230;]\u00a0 As directed by Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman, Mr. Babbitt\u2019s story is told by his brother Bill, who had to decide whether to cover for his brother or turn him in. It will break your heart.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/29\/movies\/oscar-nominated-shorts-mirroring-a-world-of-pain-and-fortitude.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My personal favorite of these five shorts,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4172096\/\">Last Day of Freedom<\/a>\u00a0is a real outlier among not only the nominees this year, but also most nominees in this category\u2019s history in being animated. [&#8230;] On top of that, the Academy could hardly choose a more topical winner in the wake of the prominence of Black Lives Matter and our criminal justice system in the American political dialogue.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awardscircuit.com\/2016\/02\/16\/2016-oscar-circuit-best-documentary-short-subject\/#disqus_thread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AwardsCircuits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8230; The standout in the documentary category is the animated \u201cLast Day of Freedom.\u201d An African-American named Bill Babbitt is portrayed in simply drawn lines as he tells the story of his brother, Manny, who served in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart, only to be executed later on for murder after his PTSD went untreated. The film is not only timely in its example of both the military\u2019s neglect of battle-worn soldiers and racial injustice (\u201cBrother, these are good cops,\u201d Bill had told Manny), but Bill is also a wonderful storyteller, keeping you engaged with his emotional and nearly poetic recollections. And then, well after he wins you over, additional facts revealed before the closing credits will break your heart.<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/oscar-nominated-short-films-2016-review-don-hertzfeldt-claude-lanzmann-pixar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wrap<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<em>I would put my money on this film at least as one of the five nominations to be announced on January 14. As far as I can see so far, it should be the\u00a0<\/em>winner.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.indiewire.com\/sydneylevine\/oscar-shortlisted-doc-short-last-day-of-freedom-is-a-gentle-animated-look-at-complex-issues-20151231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IndieWIRE Sydneys&#8217; Buzz<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/?page_id=343\">More quotes &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u2022 Upcoming Events\/ news &#8212;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>To see what else we are doing, please check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingconditionfilms.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Condition Films<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2022 Last Day of Freedom won several\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/simaawards.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIMA\u00a0<\/a>awards:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Best Directors, Best Editing, and Stylistic Achievement Award:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_BEST-DIRECTOR.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-554\" src=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_BEST-DIRECTOR-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_BEST-EDITING.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-555\" src=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_BEST-EDITING-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_STYLISTIC-ACHIEVEMENT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-556\" src=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Last-Day-of-Freedom_STYLISTIC-ACHIEVEMENT-300x232.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDocumentary Short category<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Social Impact Media Award<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Please come back for updates, or sign up for our<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastdayoffreedom.net\/?page_id=30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mailing list<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u2022 Support<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Creative Work Fund, Cal Humanities, Center for Cultural Innovation, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA), Left Tilt Fund, UC Santa Cruz Art Research Institute, San Francisco Arts Commission, UCSC Committee on Research, Pacific Pioneer Fund,\u00a0<span class=\"st\">Embrey Family Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"st\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u2022 A &#8216;making of&#8217; 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