KHAAAAANNNNNNNN!

Blogger Orhan Khan has written about the removal of “The Bridge” from various sites. Check out what he has to say.

This blogging thing is new to me but I like it. I’m hearing from a lot of new voices which is very exciting.

People are Spreading “The Bridge”

As predicted, the official removal of “The Bridge” from the net is in vain.  People are spreading it far and wide.

The internet is Scientology’s worst nightmare.

The Bridge is Out

Well, I certainly blew my plan of blogging every day but I’m back and renewed and ready to jump in again.  Unfortunately, I have bad news.  Brett Hanover has requested that “The Bridge” be removed from the net so I have taken it down. 

There have been times lately when we consider that Scientology may have actually been reforming itself.   Since I started XENU TV, I’ve seen their behavior radically change in front of my camera.  They no longer act like complete loons when I am taping, abandoning the “What are your crimes” tactics which they learn from bullbaiting drills.

We’ve seen explosive episodes like “South Park” air without any legal attack.  “The Bridge” went up and no lawsuit happened.  Were they no longer litigious?  Maybe they have changed?   Maybe there is less reason to criticize the group?

Now it appears that Scientology has hired investigators to dig up dirt on Brett Hanover to shudder him into silence.  They have succeeded.  So Scientology hasn’t changed.  It seems it can’t change.  Which means people have to keep speaking out about it’s corrupt nature.

I feel sorry for Brett.  I am not upset he asked for the film to be removed from the net.  I’m disappointed but I know once the info is out there, it never disappears.  Thousands of people already have a copy of the movie and will continue to share it with others so it will never go away.

Unlike “The Profit,” which is hidden away on a shelf and unseen by the very people who might find some benefit from it, “The Bridge” will continue to exist and hopefully, Brett will be left alone to continue on and grow as a filmmaker.  He is a talented person indeed.

XENU TV is still around.  The site is being moved to a new server so many of the links are currently broken but the process is moving much faster than expected and it should be back to normal soon. 

Whenever the site goes down for repairs, I get frantic emails wondering if Scientology has silenced me.  The answer is no.  But should that day ever come, I know the videos will still get shown by all the people who have downloaded them, as will “The Bridge.”

Memphis Gets a New Bridge

Brett Hanover’s terrific movie about Scientology will be shown at the Memphis Film Festival.   Today’s Memphis Daily News has an article about the festival and spoke to Brett about his entry.

“We represent one of the only venues for a lot of local filmmakers to get their work seen,” said Emily Trenholm, executive director of the Community Development Council of Greater Memphis. Away from that job, she volunteers to help organize the Indie Memphis festival.”We have the festival at Muvico, and it really is state-of-the-art. There are other venues, but there’s no venue like that.”

The venue allowed Brett Hanover, an 18-year-old college student studying film, to screen a new movie he’s produced about the Church of Scientology called “The Bridge.” This year will be his second time participating in the festival.

“It’s definitely the hometown festival,” he said. “In a way, it’s sort of limiting as far as what gets seen, but for me and other local filmmakers it’s an extremely important resource for getting your films out there and serving as a springboard to go elsewhere.”

I wish Brett great success with his film.  It took a lot of courage to make the movie and a lot of talent to make it a good movie.  It deserves to be seen by many and thanks to the net that is happening.  Wouldn’t it be nice for Brett to win a festival award in the city in which the film was created?  I’ve got my fingers crossed for him.

If you’re in the Memphis area, the film will be screened at the Muvico Peabody Place 22, and tickets are $6.50. The festival runs all day on Saturday and Sunday, and films are shown in the evenings Monday through Thursday.