Free To Choose Network has just completed it's documentary "Free or Equal." We're proud of what we've accomplished with this project and want to share it with you first.
Here are some points I'm particularly proud of:
- Our Producer and Director Jim Taylor worked very closely with Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg to develop the concepts and themes. Paradoxically, the collaboration shows off Jim as a classical liberal thinker and Johan as a writer for the screen.
- The film is unashamedly pro-market while being fair-minded. That's a tough balance to strike.
- Two important themes emerged during the film's development: the power of free markets and the limits of income equality as a social goal. Hence the title: "Free or Equal"
- Jim and Johan were able deftly to weave in relevant highlights of the original Free To Choose series both to celebrate the masterful insights of Milton Friedman as well as to expand on them. This never appears forced, in my opinion. It's seamless and manages to celebrate Friedman's legacy without over-sentimentalizing.
- Johan is a natural on camera. Though English is not his first language, he is a sympathetic host with an engaging mien. He has a bright future.
- Jim and Johan got excellent feedback from our Executive Editor Tom Skinner, as well as our Executive Producer, founder and President Bob Chitester (the man who made the original Free To Choose). I gave input at various stages, as well. I am proud to say I contributed to the creation of this project.
So here we are. The project is slated for release in Spring 2011. If ever a documentary was able both to pull out important concepts and frame our ideological battles, Free or Equal achieves this without being preachy. But then again, I am biased.
Would Milton have been proud? We think so. Please forward this post to all of your friends. We encourage you to watch the clip in full screen.
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Posted by: Francis | 01/07/2011 at 03:03 AM