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, Archbishop

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, Professor Robert Thurman, Congressman

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, Former President of Iran

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, Ela Gandhi,

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, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Ambassador

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, and many other politicians, kings, queens, heads of state, and social activists. ''Beyond Our Differences'' was produced by Peter Bisanz,

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, Vladimir Trushchenkov and Catherine Tatge. It aired December 26, 2008 on the

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Awards

*Winner, Golden Eagle, CINE Golden Eagle, 2008 *Winner, Silver Remi, Worldfest Houston, 2008 *Winner, Best Spiritual Documentary, New York International Independent Film Festival, 2008 *Winner, Accolade Award, 2009 *Official Selection, Peace on Earth Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Non-Violence International Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Global Peace Film Festival, 2008 *Official Selection, Indianapolis International Film Festival, 2009 *Official Selection, West Hollywood International Film Festival, 2009 *Official Selection, DocuWest, 2009 *Official Selection, Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival, 2009

External links

*http://www.beyondourdifferences.com/ homepage * 2008 films 2008 documentary films American documentary films Desmond Tutu 14th Dalai Lama 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films scored by Anton Sanko English-language documentary films {{poli-documentary-film-stub