“Copyleft” Documentary About Katrina to Premiere Online

by indieWIRE (February 16, 2006)

dropping knowledge announced today its release of “Chocolate City—We Are Here to Stay,” at the Berlin International Film Festival. “Chocolate City,” a short documentary by dropping knowledge cofounder and filmmaker Ralf Schmerberg, takes a look at New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. The film will be available online under a “copyleft” license, meaning that it “can be freely re-edited and broadcasted for noncommercial purposes.” “Whoever wants to express their opinion freely shouldn’t be driven by commercial interests,” said Schmerberg in a statement.

posted on February 16, 2006
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