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Fire in the Belly Productions announces title change for
The working title of “ Broken Promises: Indian Trust” has been changed to “Cobell v.” San Diego, CA: Broken Promises: Indian Trust, the first film to document the US government’s gross mismanagement of revenues from the Indian Trust Fund has announced a new working title, Cobell v. The decision to make the change was announced when Producer/Director, Melinda Janko, became aware of another film entitled Broken Promises. Since filming began in the fall of 2004, 120 hours of principal photography and 12 weeks of post-production have been completed. The film which follows the courageous efforts of Elouise Cobell, a Blackfeet Indian and the lead plaintiff of Cobell v., the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the US government, was filmed in the following locations: Washington, DC, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Utah, Arizona and California. The Director was granted exclusive access to high-level officials of the Department of Interior as well as lead attorney, Keith Harper, lead plaintiff, Elouise Cobell, Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund, John Echohawk, the Honorable Judge Royce Lamberth, the Special Master, Alan Balaran, former Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Kevin Gover, Special Trustees of the American Indian, Paul Homan and Ross Swimmer, Senators, Congressmen, federal whistle blowers, Indian Trust beneficiaries and many more. Letters of interest have been received from the following distributors: For more information about the film please visit www.cobellvmovie.com or contact Melinda Janko. Contact: Melinda Janko (858) 521-0559.
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