"Nature's Last Stand - The Ballona Wetlands of LA", is a short (14 min.) video by Bruce Robertson who produced, directed and wrote this point of view documentary. Some of Bruce's wildlife and event footage also appears in "The Last Stand," on which he was also an advisor.

Contact: www.ballonawetlands.com or Ballona Valley Preservation League at 310-398-5511.

"Crashing the Party: The Democratic Corporate Convention 2000," an 84 minute documentary produced by the Independent Media Center which covers the street protests and issues raised during the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, August, 2000. The film covers rally for Ballona Wetlands with FrogWorks.

The Ballona issue is set up by Edward Asner with footage from "The Last Stand - The Struggle for Ballona Wetlands" and includes Ballona rally and FrogWorks at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Also includes interviews with Roy Van DeHoek, biologist, and Michele Sypert and covers the action of a woman cutting up her Discovery card in protest of that company's connection with Morgan Stanley and Playa Vista.

The Ballona segment was produced by Sheila Laffey with footage by Ramon Mentor and Bruce Robertson. A rough cut was edited by Terry Young. Chris Toussaint edited some of the Ballona footage into the longer doc.

Contact the IMC: Jenn Joos - joos@wgn.net - 323 662-2932
Purchase price: $12