April 20, 2008, 8:35 a.m.

Dear Diary:
Can't come soon enough! Only a few more hours now! They should soon be over US airspace!
We will meet them at the airport and then there will be a press conference. They want as many people there as possible. The latest press release says this:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 19, 2008

4:00 PM PDT

AMERICAN FILM CREW RETURNS TO U.S. AFTER WEEKLONG DETAINMENT

BY NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

The four American filmmakers who were detained by Nigerian State Security are now en route to Seattle and scheduled to land tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, April 20th. They were officially released and allowed to leave the country after undergoing “final processing” by Nigerian officials yesterday.

For the first time they will speak to the press about their weeklong ordeal, as well as the increasingly volatile climate in the Niger Delta. Family members, and representatives from the Washington State delegation and other U.S. lawmakers that helped gain their release have been invited.

Director Sandy Cioffi, producer Tammi Sims and photojournalists Sean Porter and Cliff Worsham were in Nigeria to finish the documentary Sweet Crude, about the effects of oil production on the people and environment of the Niger Delta.

A press conference is scheduled for Sunday, April 20^th, 4:00 pm PDT at SeaTac Airport. Exact location and other information will follow.