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Madonna released her new 17 minute short film last week, co-directed with Stephen Klein, called secretprojectrevolution.  I didn't forget my spacing, by the way, that's what it's called :)  Anyway, it is....fantastic, scary, captivating, disconcerting and, in summary, FABULOUS.  I heart Madge in a big way.  Always have.  The woman is 55 years old and she is still unstoppable.  She's an artist, a genius, a mogul, a diva, an icon...and the list continues.

The film was released alongside the launch of Art For Freedom, an online global initiative to further freedom of expression, created by Madonna, curated by VICE, and distributed by BitTorrent.  "My goal is to show by the example of secretprojectrevolution my creative commitment to inspire change in the world through artistic expression. I hope my film and other submissions to Art For Freedom will be a call-to-action and give people a place to voice their own creative expression to help fight oppression, intolerance and complacency," commented Madonna.

Art For Freedom is a global digital initiative, led by Madonna, designed to fuel free speech to respond, address and protest persecution around the world. It is an online public art project encouraging the world to express their personal meaning of freedom and revolution, in the form of video, music, poetry, and photography. Public submissions will become part of the Art For Freedom platform: contributors can join the project by uploading original artwork or tagging original posts #artforfreedom.

Art For Freedom launches with the secretprojectrevolution film distributed as a BitTorrent Bundle. The film, plus bonus content, is available to the public for free download.  Anyone can download and unlock the secretprojectrevolution bundle to receive the film, plus bonus content, for free.The 

BitTorrent Bundle is a powerful new media format that's built to move freely across the Internet. It is designed to hold any file type, and any file size. And it's designed to encourage and empower free expression, beyond the Internet.

So, with all that^^^ being said, here is a link to the film.  Watch it.  It really hit home for me...made me want to do something.  Little ole' me.  What the Hell would I do.  I'm certainly not an artist.  Can't sing, dance, or write a poem.  Maybe I can just blog about it and get other people excited about expressing what freedom means to them.  Also released on YouTube last week is a forty minute interview with Madonna by Eddy Moretti from VICE (VICE Media) to talk about the film, and the events leading up to it.  She shares the pain of injustices she has experienced personally on tour around the world, and the complacency she has experienced in this, our great nation.  It certainly makes you think, if nothing else. In my humble opinion, thinking is what we do far too little of these days.

I did, after watching both the film and the interview, download the BitTorrent Bundle.  Great stuff, including a handwritten note from Madonna and Stephen Klein, and this cool billboard pic.