Jackson man gives another view of Chavez's Venezuela

A Jackson man has helped create a documentary about alternative media that presents a different view of Venezuela under controversial leader Hugo Chavez than the one many have seen. Sean Kriletich, who was raised in Calaveras County, farms in Paloma, Mokelumne Hill and between Jackson and Pine Grove as part of a venture called Paloma Pollinators. He also has traveled extensively in Venezuela and throughout South America, returning to Venezuela in 2006 with Greg Miller of UnEarth Productions to document what he discovered there previously. 'I noticed a stark difference between what I saw on the ground and what was being reported in the mainstream media in the United States and also in Venezuela,' Kriletich said. Making three visits in the course of a year, the pair produced a DVD running just under a half-hour examining community television and radio stations in the country. It is called 'La Revolucion Comunicativa' and won Best New Documentary at the Punky Li'l Kid Film Festival in February in Monterey and also screened at independent film events in San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Jackson Hole, Wyo., Washington, D.C. and Salt Lake City.