Local film disputes 9/11 reports

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By MICHAEL YODER, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Published: Jun 30, 2007 1:30 AM EST

LANCASTER, Pa. - Stewart Bradley still has questions about what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, and he is using his art to help answer some of those doubts.

The local independent filmmaker will premiere an updated version of his part campy action thriller, part documentary "The Proof" Sunday night at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology as part of the Lancaster Industrial Workers of the World's monthly "Radical Film Night" series.

Bradley will be on hand to answer questions after the film, and he is encouraging people who disagree with his ideas to come for a debate.

The film centers on the character of Steve Kangas (played by Bradley's brother, Steve) who is thrown into an intricate game of espionage when his girlfriend (played by Jehn Miller) receives a disk implicating Vice President Dick Cheney in the terrorist attacks. Kangas is forced to hide from mercenaries bent on recovering the disc while trying to find his missing girlfriend.

The movie incorporates information about players in the Sept. 11 attacks and evidence surrounding the collapse of World Trade Center.

Bradley made the film in 2004 and said many people told him then that it was too soon to release a film questioning the official story surrounding the attacks. He said since 2004 more information has come to light regarding the Sept. 11 investigation and some of the alleged holes in the Kean Commission report.

The IWW has been holding "Radical Film Night" for the last few months and asked Bradley to show "The Proof" with updated information.

Bradley said he became interested in making films after high school when he started working with a small theater troupe that did sketch comedy. He started making documentaries and music videos.

He said many people don't like to watch documentaries, so he uses the idea of "infotainment" to get political ideas into a fictional piece of film.

"The Proof" will be shown at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Schuler Learning Resource Center of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 750 E. King St.

Admission is free, and there will be a discussion after the movie. For more information go to www.lancasteriww.org or www.bradleyinfotainment.com.

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