Author Archives: Lisa Gilman

Veterans Speak: Identity, Community, Resistance, Disruption Please join us on January 24 (5:30-8:30 pm) in 145 Straub Hall on the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon Campus for the screening of A Soldier’s Home by U.S. Army veteran Andrew McLaughlin … Continue reading →

Hi everyone. My book about music in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is out. This is the project I was working on when I discovered Coffee Strong. Many of you who find the film interesting may also be interested in … Continue reading →

I just dropped the price of the film to $10, basically enough to cover the expenses of producing and mailing the film. If you’d like a copy and this is still too expensive, let me know. I’ll make sure you … Continue reading →

The Quakers in the Honolulu Friends Meetinghouse have scheduled a screening of Grounds for Resistance for Memorial Day 2014. 

Greetings. Since the film received distribution from Film Media Group in Fall 2012, I haven’t put much effort into organizing screenings or distributing the film to individuals, mostly because I was out of the country for eight months and have … Continue reading →

Grounds for Resistance will be screened at the” What is Documentary?” conference in Portland, OR on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from  11:45am-1:00pm. It will be the lunch screening, so folks can enjoy sandwiches while watching it in Room 142/144 of the University … Continue reading →

Grounds for Resistance: Stories of War, Sacrifice, and Good Coffee has been picked up (and slightly renamed) by Films Media Group for academic distribution. If you feel compelled, please ask your public and university libraries to order the film. Here is … Continue reading →

August 20, 3:30 PM. Vancouver, Washington. Columbia Gorge International Film Venue: Popculture. 1929 Main Street. Vancouver, Washington. Please join us for the screening if you are in the area and help spread the word.

Grounds for Resistance will screen at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Vancouver, Washington Aug. 15-19, 2012. I’ll post details once the schedule has been finalized. In the meantime, visit this website for information about the festival: http://www.angaelica.com/festivals/submissions/2012cgiff/