{"id":2003,"date":"2013-07-29T13:07:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2013-07-29T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T17:07:28","slug":"maximum-tolerated-dose-i-got-my-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/maximum-tolerated-dose-i-got-my-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Tolerated Dose &#8211; I got my copy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I received my first real piece of mail at our new house (since receiving advertising for moving companies, security companies, and the like doesn&#8217;t count) was a padded envelope with a very special DVD in it. You could even say&#8230; it was <a title=\"Maximum Tolerated Dose - Special Edition DVD - BUY IT!\" href=\"http:\/\/maximumtolerateddose.storenvy.com\/products\/1526511-special-edition-dvd\" target=\"_blank\">a special edition DVD<\/a> (because it was.)<\/p>\n<p>It seems hard to believe but the <a title=\"Maximum Tolerated Dose \u2013 Toronto Screening.\" href=\"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/maximum-tolerated-dose-toronto-screening\/\">last time I saw this haunting, powerful film was in September<\/a>. And it&#8217;s still stuck with me.<\/p>\n<p>Maximum Tolerated Dose is a film that explores the lives of humans and non-humans involved in animal testing. Be it the animals that are tested on, or the former animal experimenters grappling candidly with their past work in that industry. It&#8217;s artistic, haunting, and oddly beautiful while at the same time being completely heartbreaking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/cFSCc2TUMy\/embed\/\" height=\"710\" width=\"612\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Special Edition DVD comes with a 20-page booklet with an essay by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brocku.ca\/social-sciences\/undergraduate-programs\/sociology\/faculty-and-staff#laurencorman\">Dr. Lauren Corman<\/a>, professor of Sociology (Critical Animal Studies) at Brock University, and the &#8220;MTD User Guide,&#8221; a scene-by-scene guide giving extra context for the film.<\/p>\n<p>Special Edition DVDs contain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">Maximum Tolerated Dose the film, uncut.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">Subtitles in Spanish, Italian, Polish\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">Almost a full hour of Special Features: Full interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cddc.vt.edu\/feminism\/Birke.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lynda Birke<\/a> (40mins) &amp; &#8220;Animals in Rocket Flight,&#8221; a film by the U.S. Army<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, take a look at the trailer and <a href=\"http:\/\/maximumtolerateddose.org\/screenings\" target=\"_blank\">see if it&#8217;s playing in your area<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/18220944?byline=0&amp;color=ffffff\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">You can also read filmmaker &amp; director\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\" title=\"Karol Orzechowski Q&amp;A with Our Hen House\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ourhenhouse.org\/2011\/02\/maximum-tolerated-dose-qa-with-decipher-films-karol-orzechowski\/\">Karol Orzechowski\u2019s Q&amp;A<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">\u00a0with Our Hen House for a bit more on the salient hows and whys of the film. Or his conversation with the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.humaneresearch.org\/content\/conversation-karol-orzechowski-director-film-maximum-tolerated-dose\" target=\"_blank\">Humane Research Council<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\">, and check out the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\" href=\"http:\/\/maximumtolerateddose.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maximum Tolerated Dose<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 24px;\"> website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other info:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maximumtolerateddose.storenvy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buy the film<\/a> | Follow Maximum Tolerated Dose on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maximumtolerateddose\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTDfilm\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I received my first real piece of mail at our new house (since receiving advertising for moving companies, security companies, and the like doesn&#8217;t count) was a padded envelope with a very special DVD in it. 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