Happy Earth Day to youuuuuuuuuu!

Big news for Green Chain fans around the world (outside of Canada). The Green Chain is now available online NOW at a website near you to celebrate Earth Day!

Here’s the official scoop from our new global distributor – Cinetic Rights Management - the same group that handles indie films like Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite and the movies of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock.

CINETIC OFFERS UP ECO-FRIENDLY DIGITAL FILMS FOR EARTH DAY CELEBRANTS

New York, NY (April 13, 2009) – Cinetic Rights Management (CRM), a sister company to US-based Cinetic Media which provides comprehensive film sales representation for digital media, is launching five eco-friendly films digitally in celebration of Earth Day on April 22.  The films, which will become available over the next several days leading up to Earth Day, will be downloadable for a small fee on iTunes and Amazon, with the remainder available for free streaming on other sites. These films include:

THE GREEN CHAIN

The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing and destroying communities in Canada and around the world. The Green Chain is a film about the conflicts between people on both sides of the battle who love trees — and are willing to risk anything to protect their personal visions of the forest. (will be available on Dailymotion, Hulu and YouTube)

GREASY RIDER

Picture a cross-country road trip powered by vegetable oil in a 1981 Mercedes-Benz. Greasy Rider follows the two filmmakers, Joey Carey and JJ Beck, as they meet with fellow Greasecar drivers. Features Morgan Freeman, Noam Chomsky, and Yoko Ono. (will be available on Hulu and SnagFilms)

THE UNFORESEEN

The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence goes head-to-head with environmental sustainability in this urgent documentary. When an ambitious real estate developer sets out to transform thousands of acres of pristine hill country around Austin , Texas into a suburban development, the community fights back. In the conflict that ensues, we see in miniature the struggle between development and preservation that today plays out in cities and towns across the country. The Unforeseen is a grand meditation on the destruction of the natural world in pursuit of an often fleeting dream. Produced by Robert Redford. (will be available on iTunes, and Amazon VOD)

BLIND SPOT

Blind Spot is a documentary film that illustrates the current oil and energy crisis that our world is facing. We have put ourselves at a crossroads, which offer two paths with dire consequences: if we continue to burn fossil fuels, we will choke the life out of the planet and, if we don’t, our way of life will collapse. (will be available on SnagFilms, Dailymotion and Joost)

GARBAGE! THE REVOLUTION STARTS AT HOME

A feature documentary about how the family household has become one of the most ferocious environmental predators of our time. Concerned for the future of his new baby boy Sebastian, writer and director Andrew Nisker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them to keep every scrap of garbage that they create for three months. He then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it’s doing to the world. (will be available on Amazon VOD).

“Cinetic wanted to celebrate Earth Day and green initiatives around the globe with a select group of titles on various platforms,” says CRM’s Matt Dentler.  “We’re excited to make these films available in one of the most environmentally-friendly ways possible: online.”

Earth Day was founded by Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin .  April 22, 1970 marked the beginning of Earth Day as a modern environmental movement.  For more information on Earth Day, go to www.earthday.net.

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About Cinetic Rights Management (CRM)

Formed in 2007 as a sister company to Cinetic Media, Cinetic Rights Management provides comprehensive film sales representation for digital media.  Cinetic has become the industry gold standard through aggressive sales and innovative dealmaking.  That reputation now extends to digital platforms through CRM.  CRM is dedicated to assessing the universe of licensing opportunities in order to maximize revenue on behalf of filmmakers.  CRM maintains up-to-the-minute relationships with and knowledge of all digital retailers, from the large portals serving the broadest audiences to the small sites serving deep niche interests.  CRM provides clients with a fully-integrated digital rights management service including: pioneering sales negotiation and strategy, digital encoding logistics, committed grassroots marketing; and collated accounting and reporting. www.cineticmedia.com