V-Day: Until the Violence Stops explained

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
Director:	Abby Epstein
Producer:	Vincent Farrell
Music:	Rick Baitz
Cinematography:	Cindy Gantz Paul Mailman Paulo Netto
Editing:	Lisa Palattella
Distributor:	Lifetime Television
Runtime:	73 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (also known as World VDAY) is a 2003 documentary film directed by Abby Epstein. It follows events marking 2002 V-Day — a grassroots movement inspired by Eve Ensler's 1996 play The Vagina Monologues.^[1] The film focuses on V-Day activities in the United States, Kenya, Croatia and the Philippines.

Cast

• Tantoo Cardinal as herself
• Rosario Dawson as herself
• Eve Ensler as herself
• Jane Fonda as herself
• Lisa Gay Hamilton as herself
• Salma Hayek as herself
• Amy Hill as herself
• Rosie Perez as herself
• Isabella Rossellini as herself

Release and reception

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops was screened at the Sundance Film Festival before being shown on Lifetime Television in 2004.^[2] In 2004, Toni Childs, David Ricketts and Eddy Free won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Because You Are Beautiful".^[3]

See also

• The UK organisation of the VDay campaign was known as Until the Violence Stops, but is now known as Tender.

References

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jankowicz . Mia . V-Day: Until the Violence Stops - Ensler Strikes Back . . 2005-03-31 . 2008-12-30 .
2. Web site: LeVasseur . Andrea . V-Day: Until the Violence Stops > Overview . . 2008-12-30 .
3. Web site: V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (2003) . Indiepix . 2004 . 2008-12-30 .