''Beyond Our Differences'' is a 2008 documentary film. A production of New York documentary film company Entropy Films, ''Beyond Our Differences'' has been featured at film festivals including the Non-Violence International Film Festival, Global Peace Film Festival, West Hollywood International Film Festival, and many others. Entropy Films sold the 74 minute film to PBS and PBS International in late 2008 for worldwide distribution. The film features interviews with the

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, Archbishop

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, Professor Robert Thurman, Congressman

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, Former President of Iran

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, Paulo Coelho, Karen Armstrong, Ela Gandhi, Klaus Schwab,

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, Ambassador Andrew Young, Marianne Williamson, and many other politicians, kings, queens, heads of state, and social activists. ''Beyond Our Differences'' was produced by Peter Bisanz,

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, Vladimir Trushchenkov and Catherine Tatge. It aired December 26, 2008 on the Bill Moyers Journal on

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Awards

*Winner, Golden Eagle, CINE Golden Eagle, 2008 *Winner, Silver Remi, Worldfest Houston, 2008 *Winner, Best Spiritual Documentary, New York International Independent Film Festival, 2008 *Winner, Accolade Award, 2009 *Official Selection, Peace on Earth Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Non-Violence International Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Global Peace Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2009 *Official Selection, West Hollywood International Film Festival, 2009 *Official Selection, DocuWest, 2009 *Official Selection,

Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival The Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival (also called DocuFest Atlanta, Atlanta DocuFest, and DocuFest) is a film festival that screens documentary films in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Paul Mariano's ''Also Ran'' was named Best Poli ...

, 2009

External links

*http://www.beyondourdifferences.com/ homepage * 2008 films 2008 documentary films American documentary films Desmond Tutu 14th Dalai Lama 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films scored by Anton Sanko English-language documentary films {{poli-documentary-film-stub