V-Day: Until the Violence Stops

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
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Directed by	Abby Epstein
Produced by	Vincent Farrell
Written by	Eve Ensler
Music by	Rick Baitz
Cinematography	Cindy Gantz Paul Mailman Paulo Netto
Edited by	Lisa Palattella
Distributed by	Lifetime Television
Release date	February 1, 2003 (2003-02-01)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (also known as World VDAY) is a 2003 documentary film directed by Abby Epstein. It follows events marking 2002 V-Day — a grassroots movement inspired by Eve Ensler's 1996 play The Vagina Monologues.^[1] The film focuses on V-Day activities in the United States, Kenya, Croatia and the Philippines.^[1]

Cast

• Tantoo Cardinal as Herself
• Rosario Dawson as Herself
• Eve Ensler as Herself
• Jane Fonda as Herself
• Lisa Gay Hamilton as Herself
• Salma Hayek as Herself
• Amy Hill as Herself
• Rosie Perez as Herself
• Isabella Rossellini as Herself

Release and reception

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops was screened at the Sundance Film Festival before being shown on Lifetime Television in 2004.^[2] In 2004, Toni Childs, David Ricketts and Eddy Free won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Because You Are Beautiful".^[3]

See also

• The UK organisation of the VDay campaign was known as Until the Violence Stops, but is now known as Tender.

References

1. 1 2 Jankowicz, Mia (2005-03-31). "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops - Ensler Strikes Back". PopMatters. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
2. ↑ LeVasseur, Andrea. "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
3. ↑ "V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (2003)". Indiepix. 2004. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 

External links

• Official site
• V-Day: Until the Violence Stops on IMDb