Malibu Film Festival 2009

July 29, 2009 - PRLog -- Golden Globe Winning, Oscar-Nominated Actor Ed Harris endorses Vanilla Fire's award winning film at the 10th Annual Malibu Film Festival on August 8th.
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Golden Globe Winner and three time Oscar nomintated actor "Truman Show" and "Apollo 13" actor Ed Harris narrated Vanilla Fire Productions' documentary film, "Return to Tarawa" which has a screening at 11AM Saturday the 8th at the Ocean Avenue Screen Room at 1401 Santa Monica CA 90401. There will also be a  Meet the Filmmakers breakfast in the same time and location.

Award winning filmmaker Steven C. Barber is pleased to announce that Ed Harris is making an appearance for his world-changing movie - an emotional look through the eyes of WWII veteran Leon Cooper who fought on the battlefields alongside Eddie Albert. Leon, who lives in Malibu, is attempting to secure earmarked funds from Congress to clean up Red Beach 1, Red Beach 2 and Green Beach where 1,113 marines died November 20-23, 1943 in the most brutal battle in 20th Century Warfare. As a result of the film, Congressional legislation has been enacted to bring home the Marine MIAs. Leon returned from Tarawa and brought back evidence of litter and debris that desecrates this hallowed ground - and presented it Senator Feinstein and Congressman Waxman, along with evidence of soldiers still buried there in the undisturbed battle ground. Please go to http://www.ReturnToTarawa.com to watch the movie trailer. The Defense Department has asked Vanilla Fire Productions to keep some of its shocking discoveries (on this undisturbed battle ground) confidential until further arrangements can be made. The documentary (including an exclusive interview of the late Eddie Albert) is currently airing on Discovery's Military Channel. Vanilla Fire Productions hired Ed Harris for narration after he wrapped filming "Appaloosa".

In the three days of savagery that became known as "Bloody Tarawa," the first major amphibious assault in the Pacific War. More than 6,000 men were killed, including more than 1,000 US Marines. Was this battle necessary? Did we have to spill the blood of so many of our young men? How are we honoring the sacrifices they made?

Film editor Jay Miracle has worked as a sound and picture editor with filmmakers including George Lucas, Milos Forman, and Francis Ford Coppola. Miracle won an Emmy Award for editing for the Showtime documentary "Hearts of Darkness, A Filmmaker's Apocalypse."

Steven C. Barber is in post-production in his other film, "American Paraplegic" and is working through the IDA International Documentary Association to accept tax-free donations from philanthropists to secure finishing funds for his other editor.