11.07.05: Thanks, Northeast! So much rocking...so little time. Liz had a blast screening the movie all over the stomping grounds of her youth, including the city where punk rock was born. Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported Liz and the movie, participated in a Q & A, bought a t-shirt or just plain schmoozed during the three-week tour that wrapped up last week. Read the tour diary at our Jericho's Echo Blog.
	09.23.05: Thanks, Northwest! Thanks to everyone who came out and gave us a lotta love during the Pacific NW Train Tour last month (Especially Shelly!). This is a pic of me in front of our Seattle screening spot--the fabulous Grand Illusion Cinema. If you missed out, read up about the tour and see some more pics at the Jericho's Echo Blog.
	07.12.05: We're ready for our closeup, Mr. DeVille. We love SF and apparently the feeling is mutual, as shown by the media hugs and kisses we are getting this month. If you are around, check out Liz Nord's article in this month's Film/Tape World about the pains and pleasures of her film festival adventures. If that's not enough for ya, there will also be a feature on Liz and Jericho's Echo in the San Francisco Bay Guardian next week, and Liz will be appearing on Channel 29's Movie Close Up on July 20 and on KALW's UpFront with Sandip Roy this Friday!
	07.06.05: San Fran Jewish Film Fest and Pre-party! Jericho's Echo will be screening at the always-groundbreaking San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in both July and August. Please join us for a pre-party with Director Liz Nord at SF's Lucky 13 Bar at 9:00 PM, before the July 27 screening. The party is sponsored by the Hub and He'Brew Beer so it's sure to be a good time. Nord says, "I am so thrilled to bring the film home to the festival that inspired me to make movies!"
	04.30.05: Festival News: Toronto and SF Jericho's Echo will be screening at midnight on the opening night of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival this weekend! Director Liz Nord will be at the screening for a Q&A, so if you're in town, come on out and say, "Eh?" And for all those who missed the fabulous Sneak Preview screening in SF, you'll get another chance at the venerable San Francisco Jewish Film Festival this summer. Stay tuned for details.
	04.07.05: Exclusive Frontline/World piece launches The esteemed PBS international news program Frontline/World features clips from Jericho's Echo as their current Israeli dispatch. Director Liz Nord created special video clips for the segment, which also contains a fantastic interview with Liz and other exclusive content. This is the only place online where you can see excerpts from the movie, so please check it out and help get the conversation rolling by commenting in the "Respond to This Story" area.
	03.28.05: Liz Nord and Jericho's Echo Coming to Tel Aviv We are thrillled to announce Jericho's Echo's acceptance into DocAviv: the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival. The film will be playing on April 8 and 9 as part of the festival's Music at Midnight Film Series. Director Liz Nord will accompany the film to Israel. Liz says, " It has been my dream to come back to Tel Aviv with this movie and share it with all of the 'stars' of the film. DocAviv will be our first international festival, and it feels like I am coming full circle from when we shot the film there two years ago."
	03.19.05: Sneak Preview Screening a Success!! The Sneak Preview World Premiere of Jericho's Echo packed the house at the fabulous 16th Street Victoria Theatre in San Francisco last week. The large and enthusiastic crowd cheered like crazy for the film and director Liz Nord's Q & A afterwards. See pics here!
	01.09.05: Prague Rock A benefit show for Jericho's Echo was just held in Prague, featuring the amazing Czech bands Omylem (punk), PNS (punk), Nema Barikada (crust punk), and Destyl (punk/hc). Thanks to all the bands and especially Pepus from Destyl for setting up the show. If your band can do a benefit show, please get in touch.
	12.06.04: Heavy Metal Rules! Check out the new interview of director Liz Nord that appeared today on a popular Israeli heavy metal website!You can read it in English or in Hebrew.
	12.05.04: Join the Jericho's Echo MySpace page We finally jumped on the MySpace bandwagon because we realized that it was a fantastic way to connect with our friends and to get you all connected with each other. If you're a MySpace member, please show the love and add us! Our MySpace name is "Jericho's Echo".
	11.03.04: Jericho's Echo in Tikkun Magazine The one good thing that happened during American elections week is that the "Radical Hope" issue of Tikkun Magazine hit the stands, and it features a teriffic article about Liz and the movie called "Oy, a Punk: Liz Nord's Jericho's Echo." The article falls on on page 77, and seven being a lucky nuber in Judaism, we felt pretty good about that!
	08.30.04: Movie Named "Hot Rebel Project" in Jewsweek 2004 Hotlist We are filled with nachas as we annouce our selection as one of "The 16 hottest people, projects, accessories, and trends in Jewish culture today" by the online magazine, Jewsweek. Check out the writeup here. And mad props to the fellow who nominated us: the mastermind behind the Jewschool blog.
	08.05.04: Jericho's Echo in Alternative Press Magazine Check out the blurb written about Liz Nord and the movie in one of the U.S.'s coolest music magazines, AP. The article can be found in the September issue of AP, featuring Taking Back Sunday on the cover. It hits stands today!
04.13.04: Ian MacKaye becomes advisor to Jericho's Echo! In some of our most exciting news yet, legendary punk and independent business innovator, Ian MacKaye, has agreed to join our esteemed Advisory Board. Ian will provide insights gained from 25 years in the scene, from being part of the world renowned bands Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi, to heading up the independent label, Dischord Records. In a letter of support of the the movie, Ian hits the nail right on the head: " Jericho's Echo seeks to document and share with people around the world this reminder: that within people there is always hope, why else would they sing?"
	10.03.05: Jericho's Echo Comes Home Liz and the movie are touring in the Northeast U.S. later this month, so if you are in NYC, Syracuse (Liz's hometown), Ithaca or Boston, check out our screenings page NOW. We are so excited that the movie will FINALLY be screening in the stomping grounds of director Liz Nord's youth...not to mention the city where punk rock was born. Also, if you are in NYC, check out a TV interview with Liz on WB11's morning show on October 27!
	08.24.05: Jericho's Echo Northwest Train Tour All aboard! Director Liz Nord is hopping on a train and bringing Jericho's Echo to lucky folks in Eugene, Olympia, Seattle, Portland, and Arcata. Check out the screenings page for details. PLEASE help spread the word about these grassroots screenings, and if you really wanna help, download a flyer and hang it up at your favorite local spot. See you up North!

07.19.04: Va'adat Kishut on tour
Our favorite Israeli female-fronted hardcore band is on tour in Eastern Europe through mid-August. They put on a great show, so be sure to check them out if you're in the neighborhood.

05.24.04: Jericho's Echo in Kerrang! Magazine
The world's top selling weekly music magazine, Kerrang!, out of the UK, featured an in-production blurb about Jericho's Echo in issue #1007. Check out the excellent article. Note that the HaPussy shel Lussy photos accompanying the article were shot by our very own Steve Lerner!

05.14.04: BOLT.COM hosts live chat with Liz Nord on May 19
Check out the transcript from the hour-long chat here!

In an effort to reach out to their indie community, the 8-million member teen website Bolt.com honored us with a feature alongside such huge Hollywood movies as Troy and Mean Girls. During the live chat, which lasted over an hour, Bolt members asked Liz Nord thought-provoking questions about Israel, filmmaking and punk rock!

03.09.04: Pics from SF benefit
Photos from our benefit last month are up on the site now...here! Other site updates include new bands and crew bios on the People page and viewable video clips on the Story page. And of course, you can always make a donation on the Help Make This Movie page!

02.10.04: New Title for the Film!
We have a new title, and as you can see right above this bit of news, the winning entry was Jericho's Echo: Punk Rock in the Holy Land. The winner of our naming contest is our very own DP, Steve Lerner! We will post the runners-up here soon. Thanks to everyone who participated.

01.28.04: Naming Contest and Bay Area Fundraiser
As many of you know, the focus of this documentary has gone beyond just covering the band Useless I.D., and grown to include a much larger spectrum of the punk rock scene and youth countercultural movement in Israel. Therefore, we are looking to come up with a new title that reflects this change...and we need to do it fast! Email liz@liznord.com with your ideas before 2/10/04 and you could win full credit for the title plus a DVD pack once the movie is complete. Think punk...think youth...think Israel...and think fast!

SF RAFFLE BENEFIT EVENT: February 18. Bay Area, it's that time again. We are holding our biggest and best fundraising event yet: a raffle whose prizes include massages, dinners, theatre tickets, an Amoeba Records gift certificate and more! Check out the details and buy raffle tickets online...You DON'T have to come to the event to enter the raffle!
http://www.uselessmovie.com/raffle

11.20.03: More Footage to be shot in Israel
We are thrilled to announce that San Francisco's Steve Lerner will be shooting additional footage for the documentary in Israel in January. Steve has been involved with music and photography since the early 1980s in Long Beach, when he was a photographer and roadie for hardcore bands in the legendary Los Angeles and Orange County hardcore punk scenes.

Steve's San Francisco Bay Area sound work includes sound systems engineering on the English Patient, which won the Oscar for Best Sound in 1996, production of Klezmer music in San Francisco, as well as his own rock and electronic music bands.Steve comes from three generations of photography and photofinishing, beginning with his grandfather who helped found one of the first companies to compete against Kodak. Steve¹s photography has been featured in the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

09.15.03: Post-Production Begins. Maximum Rock and Roll.
Project Director Liz Nord has returned to the States from a month of shooting in Israel, with 25 hours of footage and a whole new direction for the movie! Rather than focusing strictly on the band Useless I.D., Liz met and interviewed many of the young bands in the punk scene, and got a variety of fascinating and insightful perspectives on what life is like for these young outsiders who are unwittingly wrapped up in a tumultuous political situation.

Look out for Issue #246 of the internationally distributed music magazine, Maximum Rock and Roll. An article written by Liz Nord about her findings in Israel will appear in this issue.

We need your help more than ever to get through post-production in a timely manner. Donate safely and securely online here. ANY amount helps!

06.07.03 : Currently in Production in Israel!
Project Director Liz Nord is currently in Israel beginning shooting and production of the documentary! She will be there through July 6. To follow her adventures, check out the weblog at: http://lizfilm.blogspot.com/

04.14.03 : Fiscal Sponsorship from Film Arts Foundation
The Useless I.D. documentary has won fiscal sponsorship from the Film Arts Foundation, giving the project 501c3 tax status. That means that your donations can now be tax exempt! See how.

In other news, we had a great benefit party in San Francisco at the Balazo Gallery this past weekend! The event featured a screening of VideoMixTape, a fantastic DJ, photos from 20 years of Maximum Rock and Roll Magazine. See pics!

02.28.03 : Plans Change and Word is Getting Out!
Useless I.D. has accepted an offer to join a European tour with H20 this month, so we will not be filming in Israel in March. This tour is great news for the band (congratulations!) and it means that the documentary team will have more time for fundraising and preparation before going to Israel later in the Spring/early Summer. Keep your eyes open for our exact filming dates!

Meanwhile, word has really been getting out about this project. We've heard from heard from interested, interesting folks from all over the country and world, and have also gotten coverage on great sites like punknews.org and the Lost Film Festival website.

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to the project so far, or sent the donation e-mail off to their mailing lists. We are on our way to reaching fundraising goals, and it's the support of friends and family like you that keep us going! We are still looking for donations--no amount too small!

01.27.03 : Happy New Year
March is fast approaching and we are very excited about this first phase of production, set to happen in Israel. Of course, we can't make it without your support, as this phase is being funded entirely by a grassroots effort. Secure credit card donations are now possible on this site, so PLEASE SUPPORT US. Thank you!

12.29.02 : Welcome
Welcome to the new website for this very exciting project! We are busily gearing up for production in Israel in the fast-approaching month of March, when we will leave San Francisco to shoot the movie's major footage in Haifa. We are still trying to raise the funds to make this trip possible, so PLEASE SUPPORT US. We are currently applying for Fiscal Sponsorship through the Film Arts Foundation. Please check back on our progress soon! And have a Happy New Year!