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  • Guantanamonavalbase,'Gitmo',coversfortyfivesquarem… Guantanamonavalbase,'Gitmo',coversfortyfivesquaremilesofCubainsideanareaunderacontroversial'permanentlease'totheUnitedStates.Since2002,thebasehasbecomesynonymouswithitsdetainmentfacilitiesforsuspectedterrorists.AlthoughBarackObamahasgivenordersforthedetentioncamptobeclosed,thefacilitiesremainopentothisday.DavidMiller'squiet,powerfulfilmistheresultofthreedaysthefilmmakerspenttouringthecampsinMay2008aspartofasmallgroupofmediarepresentativesallowedthere.Althoughtheeventwaspresentedasachanceto'seeinside'theworkingofGuantanamo,itwasinfactacarefullystagedPRexercisedesignedtoyieldpredictable,stale,controlledmediaimages. Thefilmwasproducedin2008/2009inconjunctionwithYvonneRidley,PRSNLPicturesandtheVODOteam.SpecialthankstoEditorLucaLucarini. INGUANTANAMOisreleasedviaVODOunderaCreativeCommonsNon-CommericalNo-DerivsAttributionLicense.Thefilmmakerdoesnotpermitremixesbutwouldliketheworktobesharedfreelyfornon-commercialpurposes. ABOUTVODO VODOisfoundedbyJamieKing,oneofthefiguresbehindSTEALTHISFILM(www.stealthisfilm.com).VODObringsfilmmakerstogetherwiththedistributionpowerofthefilesharingcommunity.Itaimstoofferfresh,qualityfilmsonafree-to-sharebasis,promotedanddistributedthrougha'coalition'offilesharingpartnersthatincludesbignameslikeThePirateBay,Mininova,Miro,TorrentFreak,Isohunt,Plube,OneDDLVuzeandandFrostwire,amongstmanyothers. 'Together,thefilesharingcommunityhasadistributioncapacitythatrivalsandevenexceedsthatofthemainstreammedia,'saysJamieKing.'VODOaimstoleveragethatpowerforthebenefitoffilmmakersandothercreators.Bysharingfilmsfreelythroughthemostpopularandfastestgrowingfilesharingsites,we'rebuildingaudiencesinthehundredsofthousandsforartists.Thathasmaterialvalueforthesefilmmakers,throughraisedprofile,donationsandmarketing.It'sawin-winsituationandit'sthefutureofdistributingmediaaftercopyright.' FollowersofreleasegroupslikeaXXowillbefamiliarwiththemodel.ButVODOisareleasegroupwithatwist.Notonlyareartistsvoluntarilysharing:downloaderscanchoosetomakevoluntarydonationstocreators.VODOletscreatorsmanagetheirowndonationlinks,withalldonationsgoingdirectlytothefilmmaker.RegularsupportersoftheVODOprojectwillreceiveaccesstoallthefilmsbeingconsideredforrelease. VODOaimstoreleaseatleastonefilmpermonthduringtherestof2009and2010.Forthcomingtitlesincludethepremiereof'InGuantanamo',adocumentarybyfirst-timedirectorDavidMillerthatprovidesunprecedentedaccesstotheGuantanmoprisoncamps-butKingsaysthatfictiontitles,animationandshortswillalsobeonthedistributionlist.'During2010VODOwillbuildoutaseriesofrevenueopportunitiesforitscreators,withthefree-to-sharemodelattheircore,'heexplains. ABOUTTHETEAM VODOcollaboratorsincludeNilsHellbergofPiratbyran(Sweden,Design)andRamaCosentinoofBurnStation(Argentina,programming),withprogrammingsupportbyDanO'Huiginn(UK).MembersoftheadvisoryboardincludeAshwinNavin,ex-CEOofBittorrentInc.,andPeterSundeofThePirateBay.VODO,whichhasbeenindevelopment since2008,hasbeenproducedwiththesupportoftheArtsCouncilUK,EmeraldFundandtheChannel4BritishDocumentaryFilmFoundation.VODO'snothiringrightnow,butitislookingforvoluntarycollaboratorstohelpoutasitgrowsandtakesshape.Justsendanemailtoinfo@vodo.nettofindoutmore.