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First They Came for...

Country: USA, Language: English, 5 mins

  • Director: Kate Chaplin
  • Writer: Kate Chaplin; Reverend Martin Niemoller
  • Producer: Kate Chaplin; Scott Ganyo

CGiii Comment

Obviously some effort went into this...shame, it does no justice to Niemöller's words.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Inspired by the poem by Reverend Martin Niemoller of the same name, First They Came for...is set in a not so distant future where a nondescript regime takes away innocent people while one man struggles between standing up for what is right and saving himself.

Cast & Characters

Scott Ganyo as Narrator;
Gavin Rulon as Red Star Police Commander;
Michael Z. Williamson as Red Star Police #1;
Dane Rogers as Red Star Police #2;
Pierre L. Watson as Red Star Police #3;
Chris Spurgin as Red Star Police #4;
Lisa Kaake as Jewish Woman;
Emily Wood as Lesbian Woman #1;
Kelly Gerard as Lesbian Woman #2;
Darian Bailey Haynes as Darian