Producer Bryan Young had this to say about it: “We’re incredibly concerned about getting the word out, and we know personal trainers and nutritionists are actively working with a clientele that is interested in their own personal health and we feel like they should see 20 of the most eye-opening minutes of the film so they would not only be more conscious of their own health, but of the health of the public at large.  This special version of the film is an incredibly powerful tool.”

To order 10 copies of this special version of the film, simply click the pay-pal link below.

The offer is open to any teacher, and all we ask is that you cover the cost of materials, shipping and handling. ($6.95)

To order your copy, simply click the PayPal link below!

To order a full version of the film, click here.

The official press release is posted below:

Salt Lake City, UT – ShineBox Media Productions announced today that copies of their critically acclaimed film, “Killer at Large”, will be made available free for school teachers for use in the classroom. A special twenty-minute version of the film has been assembled by the filmmakers and is perfect for affording teachers enough time to discuss the complex issues raised in the film in the space of one class period.

The award-winning “Killer at Large” explores the multi-faceted obesity epidemic facing the United States. Producer Bryan Young insists the problem is so large that, “we felt it was very important to get as many people as we can to discuss an issue that the last few Surgeons General have warned us is the biggest threat to our country today. Classrooms are the perfect place for that discussion and, to that end, we thought it was vital to offer teachers an opportunity to show important excerpts from the film and discuss with students the issues they face in the world in regard to obesity.”

Executive Producer Dr. Shawn Talbott said, “As a Nutritionist and educator, I have seen the direct firsthand impact of bringing ‘Killer At Large’ into the classroom as a platform for teachers and students to begin a discussion about the causes and solutions to the obesity epidemic.“

“Killer at Large” has been screened on college campuses and used by university professors around the country, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Tufts, and many others. The film features interviews and footage of notable experts and celebrities speaking on the topic of the American obesity epidemic including Former President Bill Clinton, Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, Ralph Nader, Dr. Kelly Brownell, Dr. Marion Nestle, and bestselling authors Michael Pollan and Chef Ann Cooper, among many others.

For a free copy of the special classroom version (plus shipping and handling), all teachers have to do is sign up at the films official website (www.killeratlarge.com) starting Wednesday, September 16, 2009.

For more information, or if you’re a teacher and would like to sign up for your free classroom copy, please visit www.KillerAtLarge.com

You can download his portion of the program by clicking this link.

To download the entire hour-long show, please visit their website here.

Buy the DVD now, straight from the filmmakers.  It’s $20+S&H.  Just click the PayPal link:

(If you’re coming from www.onegoodmove.org, please note that on your order.)

Killer at Large is available on DVD from the Disinformation Company.

The DVD contains a producers commentary track featuring Executive Producer Shawn Talbott, Producers Bryan Young and Elias Pate and Co-Producer Patrick Waldrop.  It also features a second commentary track with director Steven Greenstreet.

The disc also boasts 6 deleted scenes, theatrical trailers, footage from our New York premiere with Chevy Chase and Mr. Chase’s testimony before congress about childhood obesity.

All in all, it’s a packed disc and certainly one to look forward to.

(For more information, feel free to contact Bryan Young at bryan (at) shineboxmp dot com.)

Here’s the Trailer:

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Killer at Large Screening for Utah Parents, Teachers, and Students

Holladay, UT – ShineBox Media Productions is pleased to announce that it’s award winning documentary, Killer at Large, will be making it’s middle-school debut tomorrow night at Olympus Jr. High in Holladay, Utah.  The screening will start at 7:00 pm and is going to feature a question and answer session between parents, teachers, and students about the obesity epidemic and how it affects the community.

Killer at Large, recently available across the nation on DVD, is an expose on the American obesity epidemic.  It weaves a complex narrative of the causes of America’s weight problem and offers some examples as to how the problem might be fixed.  It features interviews of former President Bill Clinton, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, filmmaker Neil Labute, and bestselling author Michael Pollan, among many others.

It also features a number of stories of local interest, including an examination of the unhealthy school lunches that are offered in cafeterias in Utah schools and story about a pair of teachers in Orem who tried to get the vending machines kicked out of their high school.

Produced entirely by Utah residents, Killer at Large, has made a splash on an international scale, winning awards as far away as the United Kingdom and as close as garnering an Arty from the Salt Lake City Weekly.

“This first school screening,” said the films Writer and Producer, Bryan Young, “is a kickoff for a larger initiative we’re starting to get parents, teachers, and students involved in the process of helping turn back the tide of the American obesity epidemic.  We’re the heaviest population in the history of the world and it’s time we do something about it.”

To that end, starting in the coming weeks, the producers will make available through their website (www.killeratlarge.com) 17 minutes of excerpts from the film free on DVD to any teacher or school interested in using Killer at Large in the classroom.  Check www.killeratlarge.com in the coming weeks for more information.