{"id":2024338,"date":"2023-09-07T08:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-southern-command-cancels-2-planned-screenings-of-child-trafficking-movie-sound-of-freedom\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T08:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:07:21","slug":"us-southern-command-cancels-2-planned-screenings-of-child-trafficking-movie-sound-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-southern-command-cancels-2-planned-screenings-of-child-trafficking-movie-sound-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"US Southern Command cancels 2 screenings of child trafficking film &#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-southern-command-cancels-2-planned-screenings-of-child-trafficking-movie-sound-of-freedom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has canceled two planned screenings of the Christian\u200c box-office\u200d success &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; citing copyright \u200blaws.<\/p>\n<p>The free screenings of the hit movie, which centers on the crime of child trafficking, were originally\u200b set to take place on Aug. 28 and Oct. 19 at SOUTHCOM&#8217;s headquarters in \u200dDoral, Florida.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u2063 However, they were abruptly canceled after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/extremism-disinformation\/2023\/09\/05\/qanon-embraced-film-pulled-from-screening-on-base-at-southcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Military Times<\/a> inquired about the event, according to the publication.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/sound-of-freedom-surpasses-latest-indiana-jones-film-at-us-box-office-5464424\">&#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217; Surpasses \u2063Latest Indiana\u200d Jones Film at US Box Office<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/15\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/sound-of-freedom-surpasses-latest-indiana-jones-film-at-us-box-office-5464424\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/the-sound-of-freedom-winning-big-praise-among-the-faithful-in-michigan-5446411\">&#8216;The Sound of\u2063 Freedom&#8217; Winning \u2064Big Praise \u2062Among the Faithful in Michigan<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/the-sound-of-freedom-winning-big-praise-among-the-faithful-in-michigan-5446411\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      In a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/4191013-us-southern-command-cancels-two-showings-of-sound-of-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> to The\u2063 Hill, SOUTHCOM said the screenings were canceled following a review of &#8220;applicable laws and regulations governing the use\u2062 of materials\u2063 subject to copyright and \u200cintellectual property\u2064 laws for official or recreational purposes.&#8221;<br \/>\n  \u2064\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Insofar as the\u200d film \u2062is concerned, following\u200b this review, a determination was made to cancel the screenings,&#8221; Army Col. \u200dEmanuel Ortiz told the publication. &#8220;Individuals interested \u200din viewing the film can still do so at a local theater of their choosing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2063 now-canceled screening was intended to help raise awareness of\u200b the\u2062 nexus between [transnational criminal organizations] and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> they frequently commit as part of their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-smugglers-lead-texas-police-on-125-mph-chase-away-from-border\/\" title=\"Human Smugglers Lead Texas Police on 125 MPH Chase Away from Border\">human smuggling activities<\/a>,&#8221; he said, adding that this occasionally falls\u2064 within SOUTHCOM\u2019s\u2064 area of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Alejandro Monteverde and \u200cproduced by Eduardo Verastegui, &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; is based on real-life former\u2062 Department of Homeland Security agent Tim Ballard, who saved children from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-southern-command-cancels-2-planned-screenings-of-child-trafficking-movie-sound-of-freedom\/\" title=\"US Southern Command cancels 2 screenings of child trafficking film 'Sound of Freedom'.\">international child sex\u2062 trafficking rings<\/a>, although Angel Studios, the studio that released the film,\u2063 noted the movie does take &#8220;certain creative liberties for \u200cstorytelling purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump tosses caps \u2062to the crowd at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, \u2063on Aug. 12, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The \u2062Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Trump Praises Movie<\/h2>\n<p>In the movie, Mr. Ballard\u2014played by actor \u2063Jim Caviezel\u2014rescues \u2063a boy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-film-based-on-a-true-story-exposes-horror-of-human-trafficking\/\" title=\"'Sound Of Freedom' film reveals true story, exposes human trafficking horror.\">ruthless child traffickers<\/a> only to discover\u200d the\u200d boy&#8217;s sister is still\u200c being\u200b held captive by the group. He \u2062then decides to\u2064 embark on a dangerous mission to save her, quitting his job \u2063to \u2064venture deep\u2064 into the Colombian jungle, putting his own life on\u200c the line\u200b in the process.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The film, which also features Academy Award-winner\u2062 Mira Sorvino and Bill \u2063Camp from &#8220;12 Years a Slave,&#8221; has quickly \u2063become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-surpasses-latest-indiana-jones-film-at-us-box-office\/\" title=\"\u2018Sound of Freedom\u2019 beats latest Indiana Jones film at US box office.\">smash box-office success<\/a>, surpassing the latest Indiana \u2062Jones \u2064movie in earnings.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump even screened the movie at his \u2063golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, in June where he heaped praise on the film.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200b    However, the\u200d movie has also faced criticism after mainstream media sought to link \u2063it with QAnon, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/entertainment\/trump-hosts-actor-jim-caviezel-and-tim-ballard-at-sound-of-freedom-screening-5412561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review<\/a> from\u2064 Rolling Stone \u2064describing\u2062 it as a &#8220;QAnon-tinged \u200bthriller about child-trafficking&#8221; that is &#8220;designed to appeal to the conscience\u2063 of a conspiracy-addled boomer.&#8221;<br \/>\n  \u2063\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Director Mr. Monteverde has\u200c repeatedly denied\u200d the film has ties to QAnon and called reports suggesting otherwise &#8220;heartbreaking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Jim Caviezel\u2063 (L), actor\u2062 in the \u2064new human trafficking action film &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; and Tim \u2062Ballard (R), a former Department of Homeland Security \u2063special agent and \u2063founder of Operation Underground Railroad. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Movie &#8216;Not Based\u200b on QAnon\u200d Conspiracy&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking\u2062 at a Gala\u200b screening in\u2064 London, UK\u2063 in August, Mr. Monteverde <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2023\/aug\/29\/sound-of-freedom-director-denies-film-linked-to-qanon-theory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told The Guardian<\/a>: &#8220;Anything that\u200d goes political divides. When a \u2062director makes a movie there is no contract on what people can say after. What people say after the movie, the director has minus 100 percent control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The director of the hit film also stressed, &#8220;It\u2019s a fact that this film\u200d is not based on the QAnon conspiracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Col. \u2063Ortiz confirmed to the Hill that\u2062 the U.S. Agency for\u2063 Global\u200c Media (USAG-M) decided to screen the movie &#8220;after concluding it could\u2062 help raise\u200c awareness of human rights issues closely associated with the nefarious activities\u200c of transnational criminal organizations\u200d (TCO) operating in\u2064 Central America, South America and\u200b the Caribbean, \u2064where SOUTHCOM closely partners with\u200c Host Nations to counter the\u200d threat\u2063 posed by those violent criminal groups to our hemisphere\u200b and its citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u2062USAG-M\u200d and SOUTHCOM were solely interested in \u2063screening \u2063the film to \u200d\u201ceducate and inform our members of these issues depicted in the movie\u2019s central story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Col. Ortiz also stressed\u200b that any potential future showings of the movie &#8220;d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) canceled two screenings of &#8220;Sound of Freedom,&#8221; a Christian film about child trafficking, due to copyright laws. 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