Rockin' the Wall

Narrated by Adam Baldwin

Rights Begin: October 19,  2012, 11 am ET   

1/60   

Producer:

Presenter:

NETA is excited to offer you Rockin' the Wall, a one hour documentary that presents the history of the Fall of the Berlin Wall through the experiences of well-know rock musicians and those who lived behind the wall. Among the rock musicians featured are Robby Krieger (The Doors), Mark Stein and Vinny Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot), David Paich (Toto), Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets), and the group Mother's Finest who played in East Berlin just weeks before the Wall fell. 

In Rockin' the Wall, viewers see music emerge as a force of liberation as they hear about rock and roll's surprising part in bringing down the Berlin Wall and smashing the Iron Curtain. For Americans it is not easy to fathom the degree of censorship the arts have been subjected to in Communist countries. But censorship was a daily reality for those living behind the Iron Curtain. The mere act of expressing one's individuality constituted a potential threat to Communist governments who viewed self-expression and the Arts as potential acts of revolution.  Music provided a key thread upon which the anti-Communist struggle gained ground.

Rockin' the Wall presents perspectives from rockers who played on both sides of the Wall as well as survivors of the Communist regimes who recall the lifeline that rock music provided them.  It features compelling footage, historic and new interviews and several original songs written exclusively for the documentary.

There are special screenings of Rockin' the Wall  planned by the producers in partnership with Goethe-Institutes  (http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/net/enindex.htm) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, where broadcast dates would be promoted if the timing works.

Please contact me if you have questions. I'll continue to be in touch with you about your carriage plans over the next months. Or, when you know them, please zap them over to me.  A fact sheet follows.  

Very truly yours,

Regina

Regina Eisenberg

R Eisenberg Presents

Program Summary:  

Parts/Length:

1/60

RIGHTS:

Broadcast Rights:  

Unlimited/1 Year   

(10/19/12-10/18/13)          

VOD: 14-Day      

Non-Commercial Cable:

Granted. 

School Re-Record: 10-Day.      

NOLA Code:

HD Feed for Record:

Friday, October 19, 2012 @ 1100 - 1200ET/HD04

Visual:

Closed Captioned

Aspect Ratio:

16x9

TV Rating:

TV-G

View It At:  

https://vimeo.com/40436788

(password needed, email regina@stationrelations.com)

Suggested November Scheduling:  

Nov. 9th, 22nd Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall  

Special Screenings in Partnership with Goethe-Institutes

(http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/net/enindex.htm)     

Broadcast Dates would be promoted at these screenings if the timing works:    

Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta
Goethe-Institut Boston
Goethe-Institut Chicago
Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Goethe-Institut New York
Goethe-Institut San Francisco
Goethe-Institut Washington   

Based on Book:

Seven Events That Made America, America, by Larry Schweikart. 

Producer:  

Specialty Studios, LLC 

Broadcast Distributor:

NETA 

Underwriter:

Local Underwriting:

Local underwriting is permissible.  

Websites:

www.stationrelations.com 

CONTACTS:

Station Relations & DVD Screener:

Regina Eisenberg

R Eisenberg Presents

regina@stationrelations.com 

510.550.1706

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