Thank you for answering our survey question: 
"How did you feel after seeing the film?
(alphabetized)

Impressed, hopeful and curious

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Informed about certain things I was not aware of.

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Inspired

 --Elizabeth Bruce

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Inspired

 --Gideon

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Inspired

 --Joseph May

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Inspired

 --Joseph Arnold

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Inspired

 --Ricardo

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Inspired.

 

Inspired!

 --Grant Smith (JEDI)

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Inspired and empowered

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Inspired and hopeful

 --Joe

 

Inspired and hopeful about world unity and the elimination of war

 

Inspired and hopeful that Peace might be possible.

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inspired and hopeful! I knew nothing of this man's journey, but I have

felt the need to end separation on a global level for a very long time.

 

Inspired and less isolated

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Inspired and motivated.  A timely and universal Call to Action!

 --Gil

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Inspired and optimistic

 --Imti Choonara

 

Inspired and peaceful

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Inspired and re-energized

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Inspired.  And sad to find Garry and then find out he had passed.

What an extraordinary man.

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Inspired and thankful for Garry Davis and those who help get out his message.

 --Ellen Thomas

 

Inspired and upbeat

 

Inspired and wishing to do

something for our planet and world peace

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Inspired-brought back many pleasant memories.

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Inspired by all the love and work that has gone into the

making of this film, BRAVO!

  --Tom Saxe

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Inspired by hope

 --S. Joan Bettger
 

Inspired by Garry Davis! National sovereignty and borders are just a way to violently enforce inequality! No more borders!

 --Max Lewis

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Inspired by the possibilities.

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Inspired by the truth of Unity Consciousness

 --Christine Glenn

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Inspired, hopeful

 --Linda

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Inspired, hopeful, energized

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​Inspired, hopeful, motivated, awed, happy, grateful, jubilant, excited!

 --Susie Joiner

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Inspired! humbled. moved.

 

Inspired, I can choose our world as my home

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Inspired - I'm going to get a world passport!

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Inspired, joyful, hopeful

 --Christopher Charles

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Inspired. Moved to tears.

 --Kathryn Nichols

 

Inspired, my own thoughts of World Citizenship have already been realized

by other people around the world.

 

Inspired, regretful that I hadn't heard about World citizenship existing

as an organization and Garry Davis before.

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Inspired that one "ordinary" person can do so much.

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Inspired to continue rising above the blinkered vision of nationalism

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Inspired to make my human citizenship a world citizenship.

 

Inspired to seek world passport

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Inspired to work for peace and love

 

Interested

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Interested, inspired, moved to become a World Citizen

 

Intrigued

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Invigorated. 

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Invigorated and Hopeful!

 --Shelle Dohn Meier

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I plan to apply for and travel on the World Passport as a legal means of non-participation in the obsolete nation-state system and to exercise my human rights in solidarity with every stateless individual on Earth. Thank you Garry Davis and World Service Authority.

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It felt wonderful to watch. I consider myself a world citizen. This really
spoke to me.

 --Gwen Wilson 

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It gives me hope and encouragement to continue my fight against the

lawless corporate Nation States we are forced to live in today!

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It gives me hope for the world, and celebrates stepping bravely into a borderless world.

 --Ann Frisch

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I think it was great how you kept such a heavy subject light

by presenting Garry as the 'song and dance' man he was true to till the end. I think using animation and having Martin Sheen introduce the production kept it entertaining, non-stodgy and honest.

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It's an amazing and inspiring film! Arthur Kanegis has captured the life story of Garry Davis and unearthed some rare archival footage which authenticates this unbelievable story. Garry is gone now but his work carries on and still has the potential to change the world!

 --Scott Stephens

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It's inspirational. Everyone should see this film.

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It's unique and quite special! I say that as a tough critic  – I watch hundreds of submitted films each season, and this documentary is outstanding. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. As each new situation unfolded I found myself saying, "wow!" I found the story inspiring & entertaining, the direction & production values are very good & it has very fine editing. At the end of the film I just had to rush online to order my own world passport.  This film can inspire us all to join together to build a better world.

 --Elizabeth English, founder MOONDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 

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I've been looking for this a long time I called myself "citizen of earth"

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I want to become a World Citizen and get a World Passport.

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I want to be part of the movement.

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I want to become a citizen of the world

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I want to do more then the regular human, but have no clue where to start.

 --Sandro Eddy Otf Wekker

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I want to get a World Citizen Passport and work for peace

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I was deeply moved by Garry Davis' story, and how he walked his talk.  His words and actions were inspiring, and I now have a list of things I want to look into.  Thank you.

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It was good to see Garry in a film. I talked to him on the phone once, and was impressed so I became a world citizen.

 --Cris

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It was inspiring that there is such an abundance of activism.

 --H

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It was interesting to get all of Garry Davis's life story. I'd heard of him

and his World Citizen idea for many years, and had my own idea even

before that one should think of oneself as a member of the world,

not just a small regional part of it. Hearing the story from him

personally was impressive and really a historical treasure. 

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It was touching to learn about the dedication, hardships and progress of Gary and his idea.

 --Nina

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I was ready to join the world Citizens movement and I loved being the finale and welcoming Garry and you both to my home​.  (Barbara Muller)

I was surprised. I knew it had happened, I learned about this in Political Science but I had forgotten. It's an important part of World History that needs more attention.
--Marie Rivard

 

I wish I had known about Garry's story earlier--what a beautiful human being he was!

 

I wish I had known about the World Service Authority years ago!

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JOYFUL

 

Joyful homecoming

 

Joyous and Hopeful

 

Just watched the whole film--loved it!  It's such a testament to the unity of life, the reality of One Human Family, and the difference that one passionate, committed person can make!

 --Laura Bernstein

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Like a citizen of the world! Citizens of the world Awake and Unite! We are peaceful and humane, each one a leader, each one a country in our world.

 --Denise Leitzel 

 

Like I belonged

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Like I found an essential part. I have called myself a citizen of the third planet for many years ignorant of citizen 1

 --John Tyler

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Like I was less alone

 --Mark Sabatino

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Like I want to join.

 --Paul Dibben

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Like I wish I had followed my passion to teach Karma farming and now envision a fully solar powered glass blowing studio.
Also, I love docs. There's one where a Pacific Islander renovates a movie theater and excites the community for movie night. I imagine myself also doing this while traveling the USA, inflating a large screen and viewing movies like this one on summer grass in town squares. 

 --Kyle Bekkerus

 

More hopeful, and wondering again why my classes in history were incomplete!

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Motivated to do more activism.

 --Carolyn

 

Moved, inspired by Garry's vision, hopeful, encouraged, motivated to more action.

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Moved, optimistic, wanting to be a similar spiritually-based agent of social change.

 --Winslow Myers

 

Mr Garry Davis is an amazing person, watching him telling his own story was moving.  He is a reference since he was and he is still ahead of all of us humanly and socially speaking, he shows us the way for living peacefully together, We the «earthlings».

 --Jean-Luc Pesce

 

Much better to see people without borders, separation causes animosity

and this film gave me hope and a positive path.

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Mystified that I had not heard about Gary Davis and world citizenship before. Inspired and in awe of his vision and tenacity. A wonderful vision - thanks for making this film to share it!

 --Lee Adamson

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My wish is that every young person will be able to watch this, preferably in a group, and then be able to dialogue about what this means to their individual and collective future.

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Natural Joy. Relaxed. Heart full. Grateful. 

 --Susannah

 

New thoughts about humanity and its possible power.

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Nostalgic (former World Federalist; joined in 1966)

 

Optimistic about Unity consciousness

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Overwhelmed and joyous!

 --Metta Spencer

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Peace and love
My brain!!! It's changed!

 

Positive, Hopeful, --with desire to keep working to achieve Garry's,

also my goal: to be a true world citizen

 

Positive, like if we stick together change can happen.

 

Radically inspiring. Pure Magic. Best Documentary hands down!  

 --Alan Clements “The Voice of Hope”

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Ready to get my world citizen passport.

 --Michael Caruso

 

Ready to take action

 

Rejuvenated  (I am in my 90th year)

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Relieved

 --Jane

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Sad that we are not already living together as one on our small planet.

 

Sense of wonder.  How its been kept from the media and our day to day knowledge?

 --Eyal Naor

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Stirred and confounded: with 72 years of my own modest activism behind me, I've been exposed to a plethora of astute ideas and involved in

organizations focused on local and world community, as well

as on saving our planet and ourselves from ourselves, as it were.

The inescapable despair of currently living in a 'worst of times' epoch

and my concerns about the survival and fate of my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren (a rainbow crew who hail from six different countries and cultures, thus a mini-embodiment of Garry's vision) color every scrap of world news I'm exposed to these days. I hope this film re-boots Garry's legacy (which also harks back to World Federalism in my mind), accelerates his program and helps lead us away from the insane path we're following at present.

 

Studious

 

Tapped into my natural tenderness; hopeful and energized

 

TEARS OF GRATITUDE; HEART FILLED WITH RENEWED HOPE

 

Tears of joy and hope

 

Terrific

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The World is My Country expertly tells the story of the inspired

and inspiring Garry Davis. The film is thoroughly absorbing - both thoughtful and entertaining in its approach.  Thank you, Arthur, for your unflagging determination to bring this important slice of

history to the public’s attention. 

 --Susan Smoluchowski, Executive Director, Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

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That I agree with the idea/ideal! It makes more sense than the way it has been! This may really be a path forward with equity, our humanity and hope for our global health and wellbeing.   Thank you!  I declare myself a World Citizen!

 

That I am a citizen of the world and support this!

 

That I should continue to work for human rights and that there are others

who believe in this as well

 

That the light of peace is shining

 

The film is a testament to deepest truth of our true connections to each

other as citizen of one planet.

 

The film made me Happy and sad but also inspired

to bring the planet whole

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The producer Arthur Kanegis obviously has both a personal and an emotional connection to the movie making this a fine demonstration of translating the creative vision to the people in this inspiring movie. 

  --Lee Benton

 

The same shame of the U.S. that I felt as a Field Medical

Technician during my second tour in Vietnam.

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The sooner we realize that borders create conflict and that people

don't want to be restricted from free movement, the sooner we will achieve world peace. Why can't countries behave like states in the US?

 --Al Jubitz

 

This film gives evidence of people

living with human rights without walls between countries dividing and

conquering in wars to establish power and not care and love.

 

This is a great documentary which should be shown as widely as possible, especially to young people. It shows what the vision, courage and determination of one individual can accomplish, against all the odds. Dreams can come true! The rich historic footage greatly adds to the appeal of this wonderful film.

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This is a piece of history that should be in every history book. It is a movement that should that should be beyond all movements. It addresses the painful separation that plagues us all on the personal to the global level. It celebrates the solution of one people, one one heart, one world. Who wouldn't feel joyful?

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This was a beautiful and inspiring story of a wonderful man. I'm amazed that I hadn't heard about him before!  What one person can do when they have depth of integrity and a free and loving heart is so beautiful and gives hope forour transition into a more Golden time. What an amazing Seeker of the Truth. i am Very grateful for his and your offering of Love.

 

Thoughtful, inspired

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United we can all put a stop to wars, so that our children\grandchildren can enjoy living in a Peaceful world.

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Uplifted!

 --Mary Grushka

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Uplifted and challenged to join.

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Uplifted and inspired by a movement that began before I was born and was NEVER mentioned in any of my studies or textbooks in school as a young child and/or university studies in the United States. For example, the information about the wording and the rights defined in the Ninth Amendment was enlightening to learn about. I never knew this before!

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Uplifted and upbeat, before learning of World Citizen, I've identified myself as a Global Citizen.

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Uplifted, hopeful for a more humane, caring, enlightened world-wide future, a realistic dream if those believing in the real possibility of that actually happening take action!...it has been shown, since Bible times and throughout history, that one person may make the difference!...Garry Davis was motivated by following his conscience, look what happened!..he had the nerve, "chutzpah" to stand up to the so-called powerful forces of authority...

 --Michael Goldberg

 

Uplifted, joyous, hopeful and inspired to get another passport, the next level. Admiring Davis for his courage and dedication

 

Uplifted, like I found my way home!

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Uplifted! We can unite worldwide, and take our power back. We don't need politicians to decide our fate, the health of our environment or planet. We can outlaw wars! We as world citizens can live a life more in tune with humanity, our environment. Less division more unity, after all we're one race, human.

 --Sara lea Duggan

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Very eye-opening. Loved the comprehensive historical context, very grounding. Loved the clarity with which the true nature and intent of Garry Davis is conveyed. An amazing human being that I had never heard of.

This is an inspiring movie and idea that I want to share. 

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Very good. Before I ever knew about Garry or the organization, I always felt that I was a world citizen.

 --William Jones

 

Very happy, I believe the passport (pass-a-port) is a tool to travel. We need to dismantle the citizenship and nationality as linked terms

 --Gorgievski

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Very hopeful that we can do something to
stop wars

 --Lupe

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Very inspired!

 

Very inspired. I am validated.

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Very motivated to be a part of this important mission.

 --Dea

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Very positive and connected to all others in the world.

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Very thankful and more hopeful that world peace could be possible.

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Very touched. Garry Davis devoted his life to the cause of peace. I think that as long as we think of ourselves as members of a particular national entity, true, positive peace will be unattainable. We must learn to cooperate for the good of all people on the planet, rather than competing for resources and power. Otherwise humanity's fate may be grim.

 --Yale Jones

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Want to become a world citizen

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We are all children of this planet, and need to love & respect each other & 1 on 1 & community  to community  

 --Ron Mccart

 

We are people all over this planet who are breathing the same air drink the same water who just want to live in peace why can’t we treat others how we want to be treated and respected?

 

Well I know I have ingested something meaningful because I was tearful.

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What a great motivational tool to empower people of all ages. Gary was riveting. He is more impactful than people half his age.

 --Marc Hoberman

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What a history lesson. How have I not known of Garry Davis and World Citizen. It gave me pause to think about why we have no law against war. I am seventy seven and one month away from being seventy eight. I am so sad about war.

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What a relief, I am not maladjusted! I am a 73 year old female, and my parents raised us 3 siblings to think and behave as citizens of the world. A crazy notion at the time. This movie blew my mind because it is pure unadulterated logic. I hereby, at this very moment in time, declare that I am a Citizen of the World. I need to vest myself and assimilate this moment with care and truth first and foremost, before I do any anything. Thank you.

 -Clarissa Fisher

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What an excellent film about a very courageous and inspiring person, not afraid of taking risks, while having a vision of a world government built upon the foundations of human rights.

 

Why don't more people advocate against war? Everyone should take the time to see this film. 

  --Eric Unger

 

Wonderful emotions crossing my mind. Best feelings of the brotherhood of the human being. With a lot of wishes to share it everyone and everywhere.

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World Peace is possible.

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World citizenship with all it implies & means is what I’ve always desired but felt alone in its realization. Now I believe it’s actually attainable.

 --Craig Leymaster

 

Wow

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WOW!  I am so very impressed.  The movie is a wonderful creative compilation of Garry's historical journey intersected with recent happenings with people like DiCaprio and several people with whom I have interacted like Barbara Marx Hubbard in the past, combined with cartoons, and music by Scott Stephens.  The message is profound while at the same time entertaining.  I was spell-bound watching it.

And I was very impressed by how sharp Garry remained right up to the end.  I am sorry I lost contact with him from when I knew him in the mid-80s.  Alas, I was in some respects acting as a world citizen through my work in many countries.

BRAVO TO YOU, ARTHUR AND MELANIE!

 --Charolett Baker

 

Yes

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Your film has great importance. It could be one of the catalysts in the movement to unify the world!

  --Scott Stephens