NEW YORK - September 21 - On the eve of the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, Brave New Foundation and filmmaker-turned-activist Robert Greenwald, Director of Outfoxed, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, and Iraq for Sale, presents the theatrical release of Rethink Afghanistan. The world premiere of Rethink Afghanistan will be in New York City on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at the Quad Cinema at 34 West 13th St., New York, NY.  To view installments of Rethink Afghanistan, please visit www.rethinkafghanistan.com.  

In the tradition of other films by Robert Greenwald, Rethink Afghanistan is a hard hitting documentary that was among the first to raise the hard questions regarding the military intervention and is currently part of a growing movement to end the war. Launched in January of 2009 on a small budget, Robert Greenwald released a series of online segments that that raised significant and serious questions in an effort to change public opinion on the war.

Rethink Afghanistan exposes the true costs of the occupation, the daily struggle facing U.S. soldiers, and the hardships facing Afghan civilians and women, featuring interviews with military personnel, policy experts, journalists, politicians, and Afghan civilians. 

"The echo chambers in Washington have long argued that Afghanistan is the war of necessity. This reasoning excluded any opposing viewpoints and has mired us in what is now perceived as the endless war.  With well over 500,000 viewers and growing, we are pleased that Rethink Afghanistan is now at center of the movement to end the war."  Robert Greenwald, Director, Rethink Afghanistan

In recent months, with waning support for the war, hundreds of everyday Americans have gathered to watch segments of the documentary through grass roots screenings in local churches, theaters, and community centers across the country. Rethink Afghanistan is currently being embraced by the growing movement to end the war.

The premiere will be co-sponsored by The Nation magazine and begins promptly at 7:30pm.  A panel will follow the screening, featuring:

*Robert Greenwald, Producer/Director of Rethink Afghanistan

*Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor of The Nation

*Rep. James McGovern, Representative from Massachusetts's 3^rd District