Big Mouth Films Press

Press Releases

October 7, 2010
Pushing the Elephant Engages Influential Audiences Worldwide (PDF, 52KB)
July 26, 2010
Pushing The Elephant will participate in DocuWeeks (PDF, 52KB)
July 8, 2010
Big Mouth Films Expanding Services For Line Production, Commercials And Industrials (PDF, 44KB)
June 12, 2010
Pushing the Elephant Premieres at Human Rights Watch Film Festival (PDF, 44KB)
July 1, 2008
Election Day: "Americans Bring Passion, Discord and Hope to the Polls In P.O.V.’s Election Day, Tuesday, July 1 on PBS" from P.O.V. (PDF, 283KB)
March 3, 2007
Hank Aaron, Paul Newman, Senator Bill Bradley and Caroline Kennedy Honors Rose

Media Highlights

May 19, 2011
WOMEN THRIVE recommends PUSHING THE ELEPHANT
April 25, 2011
Community Cinema talks with Beth in this wonderful video
April 15, 2011
Rose is the Keynote Speaker for Africa Night
April 15, 2011
The Madison TImes Writes About Rose Mapendo Keynoting for Africa Night
April 15, 2011
The Examiner Writes About Pushing the Elephant
April 14, 2011
Brattleboro Reformer: BMAC Film Series Presents Pushing the Elephant
April 7, 2011
A Safe World for Women talks to Beth and Elizabeth
April 1, 2011
Gender Across Borders Discusses Pushing the Elephant
March 31, 2011
HEAR Rose's story in NPR
March 31, 2011
Blogger Jessica A. Buchleitner talks about PTE
March 31, 2011
Rose in Arizona Central News
March 30, 2011
A View from the Cave says PTE is a MUST WATCH! Click here for more INFO
March 29, 2011
New documentary about family of Congolese refugees airs tonight on WTTW
March 29, 2011
Maryann Johanson of Flick Filospoher says PTE it is "deeply moving."
March 29, 2011
PopMatters talks about Pushing the Elephant
March 28, 2011
Blair Howell from The Dessert News writes about PTE
March 28, 2011
Pushing the Elephant screening is in the Christian Science Monitor
March 26, 2011
Rose to speak at a screening in Mesa, AZ
March 25, 2011
Pushing the Elephant partners with city read of award winning play Ruined
March 23, 2011
Pushing the Elephant Illustrates the Horrors of War on a Personal Level
March 22, 2011
AETN, UALR radio to screen ‘Pushing the Elephant’
March 21, 2011
Npt Media: Pushing the Elephant is a Must Watch Documentary
March 21, 2011
Blogtalk Radio: Wanda's Picks, Interview with Beth Davenport
March 17, 2011
Community Cinema: Phoenix Screening Hosts Survivors Rose and Kigabo
March 16, 2011
ITVS Live Blog: Using Video As A Tool for Social Change: Master Class with Beth Davenport
March 12, 2011
GRITtv: GotDocs, Pushing the Elephant
March 11, 2011
Telegraph21: Interview with Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel
March 9, 2011
ITVS Beyond the Box: ITVS Staffers Respond to Pushing the Elephant
March 9, 2011
Sheboygan Press: Pushing the Elephant Tells Story of Mother and Advocate for Peace in Congo
March 8, 2011
British Consulate, Global Conversations: Guest Video Blog by Rose Mapendo and Elizabeth Mandel
March 8, 2011
PBS NewsHour: The Congo and Beyond, Live Chat on Empowering Women
March 1, 2011
St. Louis Beacon mentions PTE
Febraury 9, 2011
TBD Arts: Pushing the Elephant at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival
January 22, 2011
U of Iowa: Film Screening Spurs Discussion on War, Human Rights
January 21, 2011
Daily Northwestern: Congolese Genocide Survivor Opens NU Conference on Human Rights (video)
October 26, 2010
The Morningside Post: A Story of Forgiveness and Triumph
September 20, 2010
ITVS Beyond the Box: Pushing the Elephant Goes to D.C.
September 17, 2010
Amnesty International: Pass IVAWA, No Time to Waste
August 26, 2010
The Odds: Oscar Doc Deadline Nears
August 12, 2010
Huffington Post: Refugees Are Normal People
August 2, 2010
IDA: Meet the DocuWeeks Filmmakers: Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel--Pushing the Elephant
July 30, 2010
LA Times: DocuWeeks turns spotlight on documentaries
July 28, 2010
Cinereach Blog: DocuWeeks Showcases Pushing the Elephant and Summer Pasture
July 15, 2010
Variety: Pushing the Elephant
July 9, 2010
indieWire: "DocuWeeks 2010 Unveils Oscar-Qualifying Lineup" (PDF, 356KB)
July 7, 2010
Pushing the Elephant is featured in DocuWeeks with directors Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mendel
June 22, 2010
Global Issues: A Congolese Woman's Journey of Survival and Triumph
June 22, 2010
IPS News: A Congolese Woman's Journey of Survival and Triumph
June 22, 2010
AfricaFiles: Pushing the Elephant, a documentary of survival and triumph
June 22, 2010
Pushing the Elephant was featured in africa files-a network of volunteers commmitted to promoting African perspectives
June 21, 2010
PopMatters: Pushing the Elephant at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
June 15, 2010
Pushting the Elephant in Variety Magazine
June 9, 2010
Ology: Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Pushing the Elephant
June 9, 2010
Doc Talk: Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Week 1
June 4, 2010
Pushing the Elephant Premieres at Human Rights Watch next Saturday!
March 16, 2010
PTE filmakers is featured in an exclusive interview with Jewish Women International.
Oct. 30, 2008
New York Press : "Get prepped for a political overload with a spate of election themed DVDs" (PDF, 88KB)
Oct. 29, 2008
Detroit Metro Times : "Election Day - The Movie" (PDF, 84KB)
Oct. 20, 2008
film.com : "Video Views and News: Hulk is Green, Bond is Blue, U.N.C.L.E. is Sweet, and Criterion Too" (PDF, 1MB)
October 7th, 2008
Rose is featured in CNN Heros
July 3, 2008
Los Angeles Times : "Election Day a documentary by Katy Chevigny" (PDF, 40KB)
July 29, 2004
The New York Times : "In Rare Union, Documentary Finds Itself On NBC" (PDF, 39KB)
Mar. 1, 2004
The Independent : "The Girl Team: Joining Forces to Do It Themselves" (PDF, 41KB)
July 1, 2008
Election Day : "I Would Call it a Right" from popmatters.com (PDF, 120KB)
July 1, 2008
Election Day : "Sure, Every Vote Counts, but only if That Vote is Counted" from The New York Times (PDF, 1.9MB)
July 1, 2008
Election Day : "2004 election is a portrait of America" from courier-journal.com (PDF, 2.5MB)
June 30, 2008
Election Day "PBS Broadcasts 'Election Day' Documentary featuring disenfranchisement" from sentencingproject.org (PDF, 3.6MB)
June 30, 2008
Election Day : "BC Radio Live: Filmmaker Katy Chevigny and authors Ed Strosser and Michael Prince" from Blogcritics Magazine (PDF, 84 KB)
June 29, 2008
Election Day : "Who we are, how we vote: 'Election Day' in America" from Tulsaworld (PDF, 2.3MB)
June 26, 2008
Election Day : "How Accurate is our Voting System" from Orlando Weekly (PDF, 2.4MB)
June 22, 2008
Election Day : "Poll To Poll: 'Election Day' watches democracy unfold" from Tallahassee.com (PDF, 3.2MB)
June 21, 2008
Election Day : "See the world from their P.O.V." from The Kansas City Star (PDF, 92KB)
June 19, 2008
Election Day : "Vote Yourself-Day of Reckoning" from Alive! (PDF, 1.8KB)
June 17, 2008
Election Day : "A Home For Homeless Films" from P.O.V. (PDF, 188KB)
June 10, 2008
Election Day : "Americans bring passion, discord and hope to the polls in P.O.V.'s 'Election Day' Tuesday, July 1 on PBS" from North Texas E-News (PDF, 3MB)
August 5. 2007
The New York Times Recognizes Mapendo International

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