V-Day: Until the Violence Stops

{{Infobox film

| name = V-Day: Until the Violence Stops

| image = V-Day - Until the Violence Stops (2003 film) DVD boxart.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Abby Epstein

| producer = Vincent Farrell

| writer = Eve Ensler

| narrator =

| starring =

| music = Rick Baitz

| cinematography = Cindy Gantz
Paul Mailman
Paulo Netto

| editing = Lisa Palattella

| distributor = Lifetime Television

| released = {{Film date|2003|02|01}}

| runtime = 73 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (also known as World VDAY) is a 2003 documentary film directed by Abby Epstein. It follows events marking 2002 V-Day — a grassroots movement inspired by Eve Ensler's 1996 play The Vagina Monologues.{{cite web

| last = Jankowicz

| first = Mia

| title = V-Day: Until the Violence Stops - Ensler Strikes Back

| publisher = PopMatters

| date = 2005-03-31

| url = http://popmatters.com/film/reviews/v/v-day-until-the-violence.shtml

| access-date =2008-12-30 }}

The film focuses on V-Day activities in the United States, Kenya, Croatia and the Philippines.

Cast

Release and reception

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops was screened at the Sundance Film Festival before being shown on Lifetime Television in 2004.{{cite web

| last = LeVasseur

| first = Andrea

| title = V-Day: Until the Violence Stops > Overview

| publisher = AllMovie

| url = http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:301015

| access-date =2008-12-30 }}

In 2004, Toni Childs, David Ricketts and Eddy Free won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Because You Are Beautiful".{{cite web

| title = V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (2003)

| publisher = Indiepix

| year = 2004

| url = https://www.indiepixfilms.com/film/813

| access-date =2008-12-30 }}

See also

  • The UK organisation of the VDay campaign was known as Until the Violence Stops, but is now known as Tender.

References