Product Details

• Actors: Dalai Lama, Richard Castaldo, Desmond Tutu
• Directors: Dennis Flippin, Dawn Engle
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: PeaceJam Foundation
• DVD Release Date: February 15, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001M3XF6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,627 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Columbine High School Massacre Meets the Dalai Lama, March 11, 2004

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Gram Parsons (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PeaceJam (DVD)

I first saw the PEACEJAM documentary at the Taos Talking Pictures Festival last April. I was amazed at all the five teenage subjects went through - I started high school in 1971, and PeaceJam clearly lets us know that times have indeed changed - for the worse. Three of five in PEACEJAM were at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and their memories of that horrible day weren't adequately covered in Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine," as good as that film was. PEACEJAM digs deeper into the psyches of Richard, Shannon and Shelby, and it was alomost surreal watching the footage of Richard Castaldo meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the very first time.

I had no idea that a youth education program like PeaceJam not only exists, but is in its 8th year. Apparently the program deals with conflict resolution, religious tolerance, sexual identity issues, ethnicity, racism, anti-nuclear proliferation, gang-related violence, feminist issues, democracy building, indigenous issues, drug abuse, sectarian violence, alcohol abuse, violence in the home, and service learning. That the inventors of PeaceJam have managed to round up 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners like Rigoberta Menchu, Jody Williams and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jose Ramos-Horta, Sir Joseph Rotblat, Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Aung San Suu Kyi, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Dr. Oscar Arias, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu for youth to study speaks loudly and clearly for the objectives of PeaceJam and its documentary and companion book.

PEACEJAM clearly illustrates the need for compassion in world desecrated by violence toward gay and transgender folks, violence against indigenous peoples, violence toward women, and... so much more. I recommend PEACEJAM to every school teacher, youth counselor, teenager, parent and government official alike. I see that Michael Moore said, "This film should be seen by every American citizen." I couldn't agree more!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and Inspiring!!, March 11, 2004

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Ms. Moonlight "lillies_remains" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PeaceJam (DVD)

An inspiring, moving, eye opening look into what 2 people can do when their minds are set and determined to create an organization that could change the world. PeaceJam is so obviously a life altering experience for everyone involved. An honest, raw glimpse into various youths lives, you will at once see the positive impact this brilliant organization has. Your hearts will break then soar watching the progress that these kids make through the discovery of PeaceJam and what had led them there in their very rough life journey. Such a rare opportunity for youth to interact with various Nobel Peace Laureates and the effect it has on them is just amazing. I highly recommend sharing this film with people of all ages. The simple way the film was documented only adds to the reality of the stories these kids have to tell. The thought running through my head most as viewing this film was, imagine if all youth around the world were able to have the PeaceJam experience and have people tell them they can do "it" how different our society would be today. A must view film!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected, March 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: PeaceJam (DVD)

I was reluctant to see the screening of Peacejam thinking it would probably be a sappy propaganda piece. Nobel peacemakers aren't why I go to a filmfest- so I was expecting a 90 minute ass-squirm. I was wrong, Jack. Peacejam was riveting- and without giving away any surprises, it was downright compelling during the Colombine stories. If you watch the Sunday Night doc shows on PBS, then you'll like it. It ranks right up there with the very best of them. It gets into the minds of the subjects, and these kids seem to transform before your eyes, which is the reason I thought Peacejam was one of the best documentarys, and one of the least seen films of our time.