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New Trailer for American Circumcision

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Shock Ya news shares a new trailer from American Circumcision.

Patients rightfully expect to obtain the best medical care from one of the world’s leading industrial nations. But when the country’s most common surgery alters the human body as soon as a baby is born, the physical and emotional benefits of the procedure are called into question. The highly debated inquiry into whether the routine practice of whether non-religious infant circumcision should be legally allowed to continue is presented in the new documentary, ‘American Circumcision.’

In honor of the film’s upcoming release on VOD, Shockya is exclusively premiering its trailer. The video is helping promote the movie’s digital distribution on August 31 by Gravitas Ventures.

The documentary, which was written, directed and produced by Brendon Marotta, is premiering on VOD after it debuted in select theaters nationwide on March 30. (Read Harvey Karten’s theatrical review of the film on Shockya here.) There will also be special pre-screenings of ‘American Circumcision,’ which can be found on the screenings page of the film’s official website.

Read more: http://www.shockya.com/news/2018/06/27/american-circumcision-exclusive-trailer-premiere/

You can now pre-order American Circumcision on iTunes here: 

This Week We Screen Across College Campuses

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This week, we screen on several college campuses across the country.

You can find out full college screening list here.

Here is what our director Brendon Marotta had to say about the screenings:

Many of you have asked me to try to reach young people and college students, who might have children in the future and are open to new ideas. Well, this week we’re doing that.

We already screened in Denver to nearly 100 people – many college students. One professor even invited his class of fifty. Last night, there was a screening at St Bonaventure University. And in the coming week – starting tomorrow – we are screening at the The University of Utah, Washington University in St. Louis, Wayne State University, Portland Community College, and Oakland University.

You can find out full list of college screenings and event information here: https://circumcisionmovie.com/tour/#college

These events are being run by local organizers, independent of me and the tour. Many of these events have already managed to get institutional support, with sponsorship from University departments, and even a Student Nurses Association.

If these events are successful, we’ll consider holding a larger series of college screenings in the fall. Please share these events and tell people you know who might be able to attend.

You can find the full American Circumcision college screenings event list here: https://circumcisionmovie.com/tour/#college

“Can You Screen In My City?” Answered

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Everyone keeps asking us:

“Can you screen the film in my city?”

Well, no. But YOU can.

Let me explain.

I believe people want us to screen in their city because they want people to understand the truth about circumcision, and they believe this film can show that truth to them (it can). However, just because we book a venue, doesn’t mean people will magically show up. And even if they do – we need to sell at least 100 tickets at $10 each or 50 tickets at $20 each to make our money back.

These screenings are a tool  – an event. If you bring friends, we will take them from knowing NOTHING about this issue to EXPERTS in under 2 hours. That’s what we bring.

But if you want a screening, you’ve gotta bring something too. All those people you want to reach? Invite them. Otherwise what you’re really asking us is “can you spend $1000 on my city and in return I’ll do no work, so maybe 3 people will show up, unless I cancel at the last minute, because I couldn’t find a babysitter.” Real talk, we will go broke with that model.

However – if you want a screening you CAN make it happen!

We are on TUGG. If you set up a screening through Tugg, and pre-sell enough tickets, the screening HAPPENS! Tugg handles all the logistics, books the theater, sends the screener – it’s great.

But you’ve gotta promote. You’ve gotta bring the people. You’ve gotta figure out how to fill 100 seats.

Is it a challenge? Yes. But if you do it 100 new people will know about this issue.

Here are some ideas:

  • Partner with local organizations. Find professor, a pastor, a birthing group, a rabbi, a human rights organization – someone who could bring their whole community to your event. Offer the group something of value if they bring a large number of people – a free talk by a local doula or expert, or a reception after at a private party with food. Get creative.
  • Find allied groups. Yes, there are local groups that work on the circumcision issue. You’ll definitely want to reach out to those. But you also may want to reach out to Jewish groups, Christian groups, atheist groups, new age groups, feminist groups, mens rights groups, sex positive groups, LGBT groups, natural birth groups, peaceful parenting groups, birthing and parenting classes, left-leaning social justice groups,right-leaning personal freedom groups, and human rights groups. Some of these groups wildly disagree with each other on other issues, so you’ll want to market to each of them differently, but they all have a stake in this issue. You’ll be surprised where you have allies if you’re willing to look.
  • Use social media. You all have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. (I know, because I keep reading your comments asking “can you bring the film to my city?”) Not only can you post about your screening, you can reach out to anyone in the world. Is there a page in your city with 100,000 followers? Can you make them a unique piece of content that promotes the screening? Is there a local celebrity you could invite? Again, get creative.
  • Use your network. You have friends and family. Do your friends and family have friends and family? Are they a part of organizations or communities that might be interested? Again, you might not know a lot of people, but you’re six degrees of separation from everyone in the world, so if you start asking around, you might be surprised by the help you available to you.

Yes, this will take work. Yes, you might reach out to ten groups, and only one gets back to you. However, one can be enough. Our Las Vegas screening is happening because a local promoter and skeptic organization reached out to us and wanted to make it happen.

Between them, they’ve got at least 50 people they can bring. If you message me and say “I want a screening, and I’ve already got a venue and 50 people who will show up” …well, how can I say no to that?

This advice also applies to the cities we’re already screening in. I know you want our screenings to make a difference in New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Austin… If you’ve got friends you want to understand this issue, bring them. Not a text they can ignore, but a “I’d like you to come. Do you need a ride? I can pick you up.”

Studies show that people are more likely to vote when they make a plan for how they are going to get to the polls. Make a plan with your friends on how you’ll get to the theater. Let them know there is only one screening happening in their city, so this is it. Pre-order tickets with them, so you know you’ll go.

Again, it just depends – who do you want to hear this message? Bring them to the theater, and we will do the rest. All our screenings are listed here. We’re even doing a half dozen screenings on college campuses that are free to students, just because we want as many people as possible to understand this issue.

https://circumcisionmovie.com/tour/

And if you want to host a screening, you can get one through Tugg here.

https://circumcisionmovie.com/host-a-screening/

I hope you guys create some awesome screenings. I know even as a write this, there will be a couple people who try to organize a screening and don’t promote it. A few who do, but can’t get enough people. But a few of you are going to make it happen, and you’re going to change a hundred people lives.

And a few is all it takes.

Good luck, and I hope to see you at one of our screenings!

Host A Screening Now Through Tugg

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You can now get a screening of American Circumcision near YOU through Tugg.

A bunch of you have asked me if we can do a screening in your town.

Well, now is your chance to make a screening happen!

We are now organizing theatrical screenings through Tugg.

What is Tugg? 

Think of Tugg as a crowdfunding platform for screenings. You pick when and where you want to have a screening. If you sell enough tickets to pay for the theater, the screening happens. If you don’t, it doesn’t.

This means that if you want a screening in your town, you’re going to promote it, tell everyone you know, and get people to come! If enough people in your pre-order a ticket, the screening WILL happen. This is totally up to you!

If you’re successful, Tugg handles all the logistics for you. They book the theater, send the screener, and handle tickets. You just have to bring your people and enjoy the movie.

You’ll want 5-7 weeks to promote the screening, so if you’re interested in one start organizing NOW!

We anticipate this film will be released on video July 3. That means that May & June is your best bet for scheduling a screening.

Promoting an event is a lot of work. If you want one, start organizing now, and contacting local groups who might be interested in coming to your screening.

Good luck! Now is your chance to get a screening of the movie!

https://www.tugg.com/titles/american-circumcision

P.S. Tugg only does screenings in the United States. We are working on setting up on a platform that will do the same thing internationally. We will email you as soon as that’s up, but if you want an international screening, contact us here and we might be able to organize one early!

Also – we START OUR TOUR THIS WEEK! Get tickets here is you have not already. There will likely only be ONE screening in each city so come see the film now: https://circumcisionmovie.com/tour/