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Reverend Donald Wildmon's "National Federation for Decency" DOES NOT want you to see HEART of the BEHOLDER (HOTB). HOTB has won more Best Feature Film awards than any other independent movie but distributors say our movie is too controversial for them the pick up.
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HOTB-BTS-00 Web Theater Introduction
HEART of the BEHOLDER has won more Best Feature Film Awards than any other independent movie. Distributors say that our movie test screened as high or higher than most of the other movies that they distribute, but the topic of religious censorship and intolerance is too controversial for them to handle.
This video will explain how our free Web Theater is set up and how to access the different sections.
HOTB-BTS-01 Trailer For HEART Of The BEHOLDER
HEART of the BEHOLDER is based on a true story of censorship, intolerance, and political corruption.
HEART of the BEHOLDER has won more Best Feature Film awards than any other independent movie ever. But due to religious pressure, Heart of the Beholder has been kept from theaters.
HOTB-BTS-02 News Footage & Background Information Part #1
This video clip is the first of three videos that show background information and news footage about the censorship crackdown in St. Louis that was brought on by a religious group called the National Federation for Decency.
Our Writer/Director, Ken Tipton, was the owner of the largest video rental chain in St. Louis called Video Library. He was also the only video store owner to stand up to Reverend Donald Wildmon's National Federation for Decency when they demanded the removal of Martin Scorsese's controversial film, "The Last Temptation of Christ".
It cost Ken's family their multi-million dollar business, their home and cars, and almost their lives. But everything was not as it seems and is explained in the movie with a very shocking surprise ending.
For more information about the National Federation for Decency go to this link - http://www.mediacoalition.org/reports/wildmon.html
HOTB-BTS-03 Background / Production Information Part #2
This is the second of three background and production information videos.
Included are interviews with our Writer/Director, Ken Tipton, and our lead actors, Matt Letscher and Sarah Joy Brown.
HOTB-BTS-04 Background / Production Information Part #3
This is the last of three background and production information videos.
Included are interviews with our Executive Producer Darlene Lieblich, our Writer/Director, Ken Tipton, and actor David Kelsey.
HOTB-BTS-05 The Controversial "Mystic Spirit Board"
The "National Federation for Decency" tried to shut down Ken Tipton's Video Library stores because he refused to remove "The Last Temptation of Christ".
But they were equally pissed off over Ken's game "The Mystic Spirit Board". See for yourself.
HOTB-BTS-06 Unusual Aerial Advertising With High Signs
Our Writer/Director, Ken Tipton, has been an entrepreneur all his life.
His strangest business was an aerial advertising company that used a power hang glider now called and ultralight aircraft.
HOTB-BTS-07 The "Movie Machine" - The First Totally Robotic Video Store
Our Writer/Director, Ken Tipton, has been a life long business entrepreneur. Ken and his partners invented and were franchising the first totally robotic stand-alone videocassette rental system called "The Movie Machine".
Ken was forced into personal and business bankruptcy due to bogus obscenity charges brought by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious censorship group. The "Movie Machine" was also forced into bankruptcy.
But there was much more going on behind the scenes. A large national video rental chain not only wanted Ken's Video Library stores, but they also wanted to kill the "Movie Machine" from being franchised across the country and hurting their video rental business.
Is it possible that they gave money to a religious censorship group to target smaller video chains out of business? Maybe Reverend Donald Wildmon could answer that question?
HOTB-BTS-08 Lester's Prayer For The Citizens For Decency
Deleted Scene - Lester, played by Silas Weir Mitchell, leads the Citizens for Decency in a prayer.
Silas can be seen as "Haywire", one of the escaped convicts on the Fox TV show "Prison Break".
HOTB-BTS-09 Religious Singer Leads Anti-Gay Protest
Deleted Scene - Reverend Matthew Brewer (John Prosky) and his "Citizens for Decency", protest at the funeral of a murdered gay college student. St. Louis Reporter Don Deetz (Jason Wiles) covers the story.
The religious singer is award-winning artist Niki Hornsby who donated several songs to our movie.
For you Star Trek fans, the woman to the right of the singer is Susan Sackett. Susan was the assistant to Star Trek's creator - Gene Roddenberry.
HOTB-BTS-10 A Reward Is Offered After Death Threat To Child
Deleted Scene - Businessman and friend, Bob Harris, played by Greg Germann from "Ally McBeal", personally offers a $5,000 reward on information about the person who threatened the daughter of video store owner Mike Howard (Matt Letscher).
Reporter Don Deetz (Jason Wiles) and his cameraman Jerry (Paul Tipton) record the news report.
HOTB-BTS-11 Mike Vents His Anger On TV - Throws Videos
Deleted Scene - After businessman and friend, Bob Harris, played by Greg Germann from "Ally McBeal", personally offers a $5,000 reward on information about the person who threatened the daughter of video store owner Mike Howard (Matt Letscher), Reporter Don Deetz (Jason Wiles) and his cameraman Jerry (Paul Tipton) tape a segment with Mike Howard.
Mike uses this time to vent his anger against the apathy of his customers, the loss of backbone from his fellow video store owners, and makes a threat of his own to the man who wants to harm his daughter.
NOTE: Although this is a movie scene, the actual footage also follows the scene.
HOTB-BTS-12 Herb Humphries Tribute - Part #1
Herb Humphries Tribute Part #1 - HEART of the BEHOLDER is based on real events and people. The TV reporter in our movie was based on the real St. Louis KMOX-TV Reporter Herb Humphries.
Herb is the man who actually set up the prostitution sting that exposed the corrupt Prosecutor.
HOTB-BTS-13 Herb Humphries Tribute - Part #2
Herb Humphries Tribute Part #2 - HEART of the BEHOLDER is based on real events and people. The TV reporter in our movie was based on the real St. Louis KMOX-TV Reporter Herb Humphries.
Herb is the man who actually set up the prostitution sting that exposed the corrupt Prosecutor.
HOTB-BTS-14 Herb Humphries Tribute - Part #3
Herb Humphries Tribute Part #3 - HEART of the BEHOLDER is based on real events and people. The TV reporter in our movie was based on the real St. Louis KMOX-TV Reporter Herb Humphries.
Herb is the man who actually set up the prostitution sting that exposed the corrupt Prosecutor.
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