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''U.N. Me'' is a documentary film about the United Nations by first-time filmmakers Ami Horowitz and Matthew Groff, which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in November 2009.〔IMDB (Release dates )〕 The documentary – or "docutainment" according to Horowitz〔 – which began production in 2006,〔 is a critique that depicts the United Nations as an organization that has drifted from its founding principles to the point where it now "enables evil and sows global chaos."〔Epoch Times Staff ("Interview with 'U.N. Me' Filmmaker Ami Horowitz; U.N. — A metaphor for moral bankruptcy?" ) ''Epoch Times'' (February 21, 2009)〕〔("Give up the day job" ) on the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam website (November 28, 2010)〕 The film follows Horowitz and Groff as they travel and look to expose the numerous scandals and cases of abuse of the U.N. Through interviews with involved parties and archived footage, they provide a look into events such as a shooting that has gone forgotten, where UN soldiers opened fire on unarmed protestors and the “Oil-for-Food” program. Also featured is evidence of the use of UN funds and equipment to support terrorist activity through complacency or complicity, including video footage of insurgents loading assault rifles and RPGs into a UN vehicle to make an escape. Some scenes of ''U.N. Me'' were shot inside the United Nations headquarters building in New York City.〔Lee, Matthew Russel. ("Satiric Film About UN Triggers Question, Who Let Its Makers In?" ) ''Inner City Press'' (November 21, 2008)〕 ==Background== Horowitz is a former investment banker who has written for the ''Huffington Post'',〔("Ami Horowitz" ) bio on the ''Huffington Post'' website〕 the ''National Review'' and the ''Weekly Standard'';〔("Our Team" ) on the ''U.N. Me'' official website〕 Matthew Groff has been a post-production supervisor and assistant producer.〔 Horowitz cites the idea for the film coming from being upset with the unrest in Rwanda and the lack of involvement from the United Nations. While watching ''Bowling for Columbine'' one Saturday night, he recalls being compelled to take on a project to "expose elements of corruption and ineptitude of the U.N."〔 Horowitz told Brian Lamb on C-SPAN that “within two weeks” of seeing Moore's film, “I had quit my job (Lehman Brothers ) and started raising money to make the ().”〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work =Q & A )〕 In addition to admiring Michael Moore's documentary style, Horowitz has confessed to being influenced by Sacha Baron Cohen's interviewing technique, and has said that he "was so enamored with" both Moore's and Baron Cohen's approaches to filmmaking that he "hired much of their teams." Writers from ''The Daily Show'', ''The Onion'', and from Michael Moore's films contributed to the documentary.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「U.N. Me」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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