Biggest Names in Music Urge Fans to See New Film Countdown to Zero and Join the Movement
to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons and Ratify New START Treaty

Macy Gray, Trent Reznor, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Maroon 5, 
Tom Morello, Steve Earle, Ok Go, BoDeans, Circa Survive, Rise Against, Los Amigos Invisibles, Neon Indian, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Bostich & Fussible, Mayer Hawthorne, Michael Franti, They Might be Giants, Ozomatli, Mexican Institute of Sound, Lotus, Fanfarlo, Jay Electronica, Weezer, Entrance Band, The Gossip’s Beth Ditto, Subsonica



Directed by Lucy Walker and Produced by Academy Award® Winner Lawrence Bender,
 the film presents compelling stories to inspire a demand for a nuclear free world.
 


Countdown To Zero Hits Theaters July 23

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Many of the biggest names in the music industry have joined the campaign to urge fans to see the new Lawrence Bender produced film Countdown to Zero when it hits theaters July 23rd and to join the Global Zero movement to eliminate all nuclear weapons.  Countdown to Zero opens in New York City and Washington DC July 23rd and in twenty other cities nationwide on the 30th. 
Pearl Jam permitted their song “The Fixer” to be used on the film’s closing credits while many of the artists and musicians have recorded online PSA’s and will be tweeting and urging concertgoers to see the film when it hits theaters on opening night and to sign the Global Zero declaration. Next week, the BoDeans will debut their new video “Headed for the End of the World” in support of the film.
 


Additionally, many of the artists are taking part in Participant Media’s and TakePart’s Social Action campaign, which can be accessed online at takepart.com/zero or by texting “zero” to 77177 – the effort includes petitions urging U.S. Senators to ratify the New START Treaty as well as building support for  Global Zero’s Declaration to eliminate all nuclear weapons.   
 


Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international figures, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for eliminating all nuclear weapons worldwide, an issue more topical than ever with world leaders working to achieve this goal today. 
 


The Magnolia Pictures release was produced by Academy Award® winner Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds, An Inconvenient Truth) and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media and the World Security Institute. Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Bruce Blair and Matt Brown are the film’s executive producers.
 


Participant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media. Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President.
 


Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives.  For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action.  Participant’s films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson’s War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck., Syriana, Standard Operating Procedure, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant!, The Crazies, Oceans, Furry Vengeance and CASINO JACK and the United States of Money.