What A Way To Go

Timothy S. Bennett

An artist and filmmaker who has lived in North Carolina for eighteen years. Born and raised in rural Michigan, he began his inquiry into environmental and cultural issues in the late 80s. His talent for "big-picture thinking," along with his ability to see through the taboos, denials, and orthodoxies of our culture, combined with his poetic writing style, makes for a documentary experience that is both compelling and informative. In addition to writing and directing What a Way to Go, he edits an email distribution list of current articles and commentary on the state of the environment, "resource" depletion, global politics and the economy, and cultural insanity.

Sally Erickson

An artist, community organizer, psychotherapist and executive director of Blue Heron Educational Association. She was born in Washington State where she developed a love of, and commitment to, the natural world. She has lived in rural North Carolina since 1979. She brings maturity, insight, organizational development expertise and inspiration to the project.

Barbara Trent

An Oscar® winning filmmaker, seasoned activist, and trailblazer for change. Ms. Trent has been featured in Women of Courage: Inspiring Stories from the Women Who Lived Them, published by Turner Publishing; The Cultures of Globalization, published by Duke University Press; The Search for "Reality": The Art of Documentary Filming, published by Michael Wiese productions; Taking it to the Theaters, published by the Empowerment Project in association with National Video Resources; and coming in Fall 2005, You Cross That Line: American Activists Talk About the Process of Change.
Film credits include:

• Waging Peace Director/Producer 2004. Won the 2003 Burke Award for Best Documentary.
• Stand Up Rise Up Director/Producer 2004
• Days of Resistance Director/Producer 2002
• Is War the Answer? Director/Producer 2001
• The Panama Deception Director/Producer 1993
  Awards: Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Gold Apple/ Best Documentary, National Educational Film and Video; Blue Ribbon/ Best Documentary, American Film and Video; 2nd Prize, Rimincinema, Italy; 1st Prize for Film, Amascultura; Encontras Intemacionais de Cinema Documental, Lisbon, Portugal.

COVERUP: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair Director/Producer 1988
Awards: Gold Hugo, Chicago; Prix Du Public, Film des Femmes, France; Blue Ribbon/ Best Documentary, American Film and Video; Gold Apple/ Best Documentary, National Educational Film and Video; Leigh Whipper Gold ward, Philadelphia International.

Destination Nicaragua Co-Director/Co-Producer 1986
Awards: Best Documentary, Philadelphia International; Silver Award, Houston International; Merit Awards, Columbus and Suffolk Counties.

Bus to Topanga Associate Producer 1983

To see Barbara Trent’s full resume: http://www.empowermentproject.org/pages/resume.html

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