"Freedom Dance" Makers to Give Keynote at Immigration Summit

Added: (Mon Oct 03 2005)

Pressbox (Press Release) - "Freedom Dance" Makers to Give Keynote at Immigration
Summit

Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Steven Fischer and Craig Herron, the
multi-award winning producers behind the much talked
about animated/live action documentary, Freedom Dance,
about an artist's extraordinary escape from Hungary
during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, were recently
invited by the office of Baltimore mayor Martin
O'Malley to deliver the keynote speech (along with
their subject and character designer, Edward Hilbert)
at the 2nd Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit.

Earlier this year, the Office of Mayor O'Malley
endorsed Freedom Dance, stating "...Freedom Dance is
an uplifting story which inspires us by the remarkable
endurance of the human spirit under the most difficult
of circumstances. As a city of immigrants that
recognizes the challenges faced by many who came here,
and cherishes and encourages cultural diversity, as
well as artistic talent, Baltimore is fortunate to
count you and the Hilbert's as citizens."

Freedom Dance is a 30-minute experimental documentary
that uses character-driven animation to re-tell the
escape of Edward and Judy Hilbert from their home in
Hungary in 1956. During their 4 months as refugees,
Edward, a professional animator and cartoonist, kept a
journal of the adventure in cartoon form. Craig Herron
is animating the dramatic imagry from the journal,
images of tanks blasting at the Hilbert's apartment;
their smuggled escape in an apple truck; the robbery
by the opportunistic escort who snuck them across the
Austrian border; and the violent ocean voyage from
Germany to America.

The 2nd Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit will take
place on November 18 at the American Visionary Art
Museum. The theme for this year’s event is
"Envisioning Immigrant Baltimore." For details about
the Summit, contact coordinator Elizabeth Clifford at
eclifford@towson.edu

For details about Freedom Dance, please visit the
movie's official web site:
http://www.freedomdancethemovie.com