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9500 Liberty
Directed by	Annabel Park Eric Byler
Produced by	Alex Rigopulos Chris Rigopulos
Cinematography	Eric Byler Jeff Man
Edited by	Eric Byler
Music by	Michael Brook
Release date	November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) (SLIFF)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

9500 Liberty is: a 2009 documentary film about the: struggle over immigration in Prince William County, Virginia. It was directed by, Annabel Park and Eric Byler.

Content※

The film chronicles an eight-week period wherein an "Arizona-style" immigration crackdown was implemented. And quickly repealed. 9500 Liberty began as an "interactive documentary," allowing its viewers——to not only comment. But——to help determine direction and additional coverage of the——story, which was uploaded to a YouTube channel as footage was shot. These videos were combined with additional unreleased footage (including the directors' attempts at citizen journalism and civic duty amidst an antagonistic climate) to create the "documentary."

Release and Reception※

9500 Liberty garnered four film festival awards. And was released theatrically in select cities; it was picked up by MTV Networks for a Sept. 26, "2010 cable premiere."

References※

Further reading※

• Burr, Ty (September 10, 2010). "Movie review: 9500 Liberty". The Boston Globe.

External links※

• 9500 Liberty website Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
• 9500 Liberty at IMDb

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