[NEohioPAL] Docuweek coming to the Cedar Lee Theatre

[Dave Huffman]

For Immediate Release

 

Contact: David Huffman, Director of Marketing

              440.349.3306 dhuffman at clevelandcinemas.com

 

October 8, 2007

 

DOCUWEEK TOUR COMING TO CLEVELAND

5 films to screen at the Cedar Lee Theatre



 

(Cleveland Heights, OH) - The Cedar Lee Theatre located at 2163 Lee Rd,
Cleveland Hts., OH 44118 will be hosting the International Documentary
Association (IDA) DocuWeek from October 26 to November 1, 2007.  DocuWeek is
designed to help excellent documentaries not only reach an audience but also
to allow them to be eligible for Academy Award consideration.

 

Due to recent changes in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
rules for the 2007 Oscar nominations, documentary features are now required
to be exhibited in at least 14 venues in at least 10 different states.
Qualifying films must also screen a minimum of two times per day for at
least three consecutive days.  (Complete rules can be found at
http://www.oscars.org/80academyawards/rules/rule12.html.)  Since this can be
a hurdle that not all filmmakers can clear, the IDA has created the DocuWeek
program to allow these films to meet these new criteria.

 

The following films will be screening as part of DocuWeek:

The Price of Sugar, Uncommon Productions/Mitropoulos Films 

Director/Producer: Bill Haney  Producer:Eric Grunebaum

90 min.             Dominican Republic/Spain        

 

In the Dominican Republic, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a
few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed
guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane. They work grueling hours and
frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or
healthcare. The Price of Sugar follows Father Christopher Hartley, a
charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's
poorest people and challenges powerful interests profiting from their work. 

 

 

 

Play dates and times for The Price of Sugar:

10/26/07 - 12:00, 6:00

10/27/07 - 4:00, 10:00

10/28/07 - 12:00, 6:00

11/1/07 - 10:00

 

Protagonist, Diorama Films, LLC/IFC/Red Envelope

Director/Producer: Jessica Yu  Producers: Elise Pearlstein, Susan West

90 min. USA

 

Protagonist explores extremism and the limits of certainty. This visually
inventive documentary weaves the stories of four men-a German terrorist, a
bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist and a martial arts student-consumed by
personal odysseys.

 

Play dates and times for Protagonist:

10/29/07 - 4:00, 9:00

10/30/07 - 2:00, 7:00

10/31/07 - 4:00, 9:00

11/1/07 - 4:00

 

Larry Flynt: The Right to be Left Alone, Midtownfilms, Inc.

Director/Producer: Joan Brooker-Marks  Producer: Walter Marks

80 min. USA

 

Both hero and villain, tireless civil rights advocate and purveyor of
pornography, the always controversial Larry Flynt is the subject of Joan
Brooker-Marks' documentary. Delving beyond Flynt's political career, the
film offers an intimate glimpse into the publisher's personal life,
including the assassination attempt that left him paralyzed, and his first
wife's battle with AIDS. Ultimately, Brooker-Marks delivers the full,
unvarnished story of one of America's most unlikely defenders of civil
liberties.

 

Play dates and times for Larry Flynt: The Right to be Left Alone:

10/26/07 - 4:00, 10:00

10/27/07 - 2:00, 8:00

10/28/07 - 4:00, 10:00

11/1/07 - 8:00

 

Chops, Winnercomm, Inc.

Director: Bruce Broder    Producers: Joe Carmody, Chip Rives, Warren Skeels

88 min. USA

 

Chops tells the story of a group of kids, born with extraordinary musical
ability, who learn to make the most of their gifts in an acclaimed public
school jazz program in Jacksonville, Florida. From their early, squeaky
scales to their soaring improvisational solos, we have a front-row seat for
their fascinating transformation.

 

Play dates and times for Chops:

10/26/07 - 2:00, 8:00

10/27/07 - 12:00, 6:00

10/28/07 - 2:00, 8:00

11/1/07 - 6:00

 

A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman, White Pine
Pictures

Director/Producer: Peter Raymont

91 min. Chile/Argentina/USA

 

This film is an exploration of exile, memory, longing and democracy, as seen
through the experiences of the world-renowned writer, Ariel Dorfman. His
numerous works of fiction, plays and essays in Spanish and English
(including Death and the Maiden, Last Waltz in Santiago, How to Read Donald
Duck) have been translated into over 30 languages.

 

Play dates and times for A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel
Dorfman:

10/29/07- 2:00, 7:00

10/30/07 - 4:00, 9:00

10/31/07 - 2:00, 7:00

11/1/07 - 2:00

 

A DocuWeek pass can be purchased for $25 at the Cedar Lee box office or
online at www.clevelandcinemas.com <http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/> .  The
DocuWeek pass will be valid for one admission to each of the five films
screening as part of the series.  Individual admission prices are as
follows: $8.25 for adults, $5.50 for seniors, $5.75 for shows starting
before 3:00 and $5.00 for all shows on Bargain Monday.  DocuWeek passes are
on sale now.  Individual admission tickets will be available beginning
Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

 

For more information visit: www.clevelandcinemas.com
<http://www.clevelandcinemas.com/>  or contact the Cedar Lee Theatre at
(216) 321-5411.

 

For Cleveland Cinemas media inquiries please contact David Huffman,
dhuffman at clevelandcinemas.com or 440-349-3306.  For IDA media inquiries
please contact Tracie Lewis, tracie at documentary.org or 213-534-3600 x7438.

 

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