Press release
Jane's Journey
The Inspiring Portrait of the Private Person Behind Icon Dr. Jane Goodall
OPENS Sept. 16, 2011 in NYC!
PLEASE NOTE:
On September 27, 2011 (for only one special night nationwide), famed Chimpanzee researcher Dr. Jane Goodall will appear live from Fathom Events on hundreds of movie theatre screens for a rare event that will include interaction with theatre audiences, the screening of the biographical film JANE'S JOURNEY featuring guest appearances by Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan; plus in-studio celebrity guests and surprises. Now 77 and still on the road 300 days a year, the film provides the first look ever at historic unseen footage of her first days in Africa at 26 years old recently found in her attic in England, and shows up to the present the dynamic impact she and the Jane Goodall Institute programs have contributed to
the planet. To find a theatre near you and purchase tickets available NOW, visit www.fathomevents.com/jane
“A sense of calm came over me. I found myself thinking this is where I belong.
This is what I came into this world to do.” – Dr. Jane Goodall
It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Dr. Jane Goodall, Dame of the British Empire, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr. Goodall’s pioneering study of wild chimpanzee behavior in Africa is legendary and continues today, more than 50 years later, under the auspices of her Institute.
In Jane's Journey, we travel with Dr. Goodall across several continents, from her childhood home in England to Gombe National Park in Tanzania where she began her groundbreaking research, and where she still returns every year to visit the chimpanzees who made her famous.
Jane’s Journey is a portrait of the private person behind the world-famous icon. It is the story of an exceptional woman, possibly one of the most fascinating women of our time. With its unhurried pace and unobtrusive camera, this documentary shows the charismatic and eloquent Dr. Goodall as she has never been seen before. Intimate conversations with Dr. Goodall alternate with spectacular footage of her with her beloved chimpanzees, plus revealing interviews with her son, her colleagues and even Hollywood celebrities.
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Goodall, now 77, decided to give up her career as a primatologist, as well as her private life, to devote her time and energy to saving our endangered planet. Since then, she’s been spending an average of 300 days a year traveling around the globe giving lectures, writing books and working through the Institute bearing her name.
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s landmark research—research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in more than 120 countries.
Featuring
Jane Goodall, Hugo "Grub" van Lawick, Pierce Brosnan, Kofi Annan, Angelina Jolie & More
For information about Dr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute, please visit www.janegoodall.org
Jane’s Journey
105 minutes, English, 35mm & Digital, 2010, Documentary
Director/Writer - Lorenz Knauer
Director/writer Lorenz Knauer has worked in documentary film and television for more than 30 years. In 1989, he made Guns: A Day in the Death of America, which premiered on HBO in the America Undercover series. He went on to produce and direct several films for the renowned 37°C documentary series on German national television (ZDF), including Miss Baby or the Drama of the Perfect Child, awarded Best Documentary at the Charleston International Film and Video Festival and honorable mention at the Columbus International Film Festival; and Forbidden Calling: Catholic Women Priests in America, which won the Silver Award at Worldfest Flagstaff and the Bronze Award at Worldfest Houston.
Knauer's feature-length portrait The River Isar was one of the highest-rated docs on Bavarian Television and won a Silver Chris Award in 2006 at the Columbus International Film Festival, a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Television Awards 2007, and a Platinum REMI Award at Worldfest 2007 in Houston. In 2007, Knauer produced and directed a two-part documentary for Bavarian Television, The Challenge of Change: In the Melting Heart of The Alps, dealing with the effects of climate change and melting glaciers on the population in the central Alps.
Work on Jane’s Journey began in 2005, and the world premiere was at the Munich Film Festival in June 2010. Jane’s Journey has been invited to festivals around the world and was honored with the so-called "Green Oscar" - the “International Green Film Award” - by the Cinema for Peace Foundation at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2011. www.lorenzknauer.com
Crew:
Editors - Corina Dietz, Patricia Rommel
Director of Photography - Richard Ladkani
Composer - Wolfgang Netzer
Arranger - Christian Heyne
Production Manager - Frank Siegmund
Production Coordination - Vera Engelhardt, Susanne Sabottka
Camera Assistant - Richard Koburg
Sound Recordist - André Zacher
Producers -Philipp Schall, Michael Halberstadt, Philipp Wundt
Production -NEOS Film GmbH & Co.KG, CC Medien GmbH & Co.KG, Sphinx Media GbR
WINNER: 10th Cinema for Peace Award, Berlin 2011
WINNER: Audience Award, 2011 Princeton Environmental Festival
Theatrical release dates:
September 16 - 22, 2011
New York, NY - IFC Center
September 23 - 29, 2011
Los Angeles, CA - Laemmle Monica 4
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Jane's Journey
The Inspiring Portrait of the Private Person Behind Icon Dr. Jane Goodall
OPENS Sept. 16, 2011 in NYC!
PLEASE NOTE:
On September 27, 2011 (for only one special night nationwide), famed Chimpanzee researcher Dr. Jane Goodall will appear live from Fathom Events on hundreds of movie theatre screens for a rare event that will include interaction with theatre audiences, the screening of the biographical film JANE'S JOURNEY featuring guest appearances by Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan; plus in-studio celebrity guests and surprises. Now 77 and still on the road 300 days a year, the film provides the first look ever at historic unseen footage of her first days in Africa at 26 years old recently found in her attic in England, and shows up to the present the dynamic impact she and the Jane Goodall Institute programs have contributed to
the planet. To find a theatre near you and purchase tickets available NOW, visit www.fathomevents.com/jane
“A sense of calm came over me. I found myself thinking this is where I belong.
This is what I came into this world to do.” – Dr. Jane Goodall
It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Dr. Jane Goodall, Dame of the British Empire, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace. Dr. Goodall’s pioneering study of wild chimpanzee behavior in Africa is legendary and continues today, more than 50 years later, under the auspices of her Institute.
In Jane's Journey, we travel with Dr. Goodall across several continents, from her childhood home in England to Gombe National Park in Tanzania where she began her groundbreaking research, and where she still returns every year to visit the chimpanzees who made her famous.
Jane’s Journey is a portrait of the private person behind the world-famous icon. It is the story of an exceptional woman, possibly one of the most fascinating women of our time. With its unhurried pace and unobtrusive camera, this documentary shows the charismatic and eloquent Dr. Goodall as she has never been seen before. Intimate conversations with Dr. Goodall alternate with spectacular footage of her with her beloved chimpanzees, plus revealing interviews with her son, her colleagues and even Hollywood celebrities.
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Goodall, now 77, decided to give up her career as a primatologist, as well as her private life, to devote her time and energy to saving our endangered planet. Since then, she’s been spending an average of 300 days a year traveling around the globe giving lectures, writing books and working through the Institute bearing her name.
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s landmark research—research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in more than 120 countries.
Featuring
Jane Goodall, Hugo "Grub" van Lawick, Pierce Brosnan, Kofi Annan, Angelina Jolie & More
For information about Dr. Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute, please visit www.janegoodall.org
Jane’s Journey
105 minutes, English, 35mm & Digital, 2010, Documentary
Director/Writer - Lorenz Knauer
Director/writer Lorenz Knauer has worked in documentary film and television for more than 30 years. In 1989, he made Guns: A Day in the Death of America, which premiered on HBO in the America Undercover series. He went on to produce and direct several films for the renowned 37°C documentary series on German national television (ZDF), including Miss Baby or the Drama of the Perfect Child, awarded Best Documentary at the Charleston International Film and Video Festival and honorable mention at the Columbus International Film Festival; and Forbidden Calling: Catholic Women Priests in America, which won the Silver Award at Worldfest Flagstaff and the Bronze Award at Worldfest Houston.
Knauer's feature-length portrait The River Isar was one of the highest-rated docs on Bavarian Television and won a Silver Chris Award in 2006 at the Columbus International Film Festival, a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Television Awards 2007, and a Platinum REMI Award at Worldfest 2007 in Houston. In 2007, Knauer produced and directed a two-part documentary for Bavarian Television, The Challenge of Change: In the Melting Heart of The Alps, dealing with the effects of climate change and melting glaciers on the population in the central Alps.
Work on Jane’s Journey began in 2005, and the world premiere was at the Munich Film Festival in June 2010. Jane’s Journey has been invited to festivals around the world and was honored with the so-called "Green Oscar" - the “International Green Film Award” - by the Cinema for Peace Foundation at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2011. www.lorenzknauer.com
Crew:
Editors - Corina Dietz, Patricia Rommel
Director of Photography - Richard Ladkani
Composer - Wolfgang Netzer
Arranger - Christian Heyne
Production Manager - Frank Siegmund
Production Coordination - Vera Engelhardt, Susanne Sabottka
Camera Assistant - Richard Koburg
Sound Recordist - André Zacher
Producers -Philipp Schall, Michael Halberstadt, Philipp Wundt
Production -NEOS Film GmbH & Co.KG, CC Medien GmbH & Co.KG, Sphinx Media GbR
WINNER: 10th Cinema for Peace Award, Berlin 2011
WINNER: Audience Award, 2011 Princeton Environmental Festival
Theatrical release dates:
September 16 - 22, 2011
New York, NY - IFC Center
September 23 - 29, 2011
Los Angeles, CA - Laemmle Monica 4
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Press release
PROJECT NIM
Opens on Friday, July 8, 2011 in New York and Chicago, adds More Cities July 15th
On behalf of Roadside Attractions and HBO Documentary Films,PROJECT NIM, the latest film from James Marsh and the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE. Winner of the Best Directing Award for World Documentary at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and voted the #1 documentary at the festival in the indieWIRE critics poll, the film will open on Friday, July 8 in New York (and Chicago) at the Angelika Film Center (and in LA, Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Phoenix and San Francisco on July 15), with a wider expansion to follow.
PROJECT NIM is the extraordinary story of Nim Chimpsky, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child.
Following Nim’s picaresque journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human.
What we learn about his true nature—and indeed our own—is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
93 mins. A Roadside Attractions/HBO Documentary Films release. Rated PG-13.
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PROJECT NIM
Opens on Friday, July 8, 2011 in New York and Chicago, adds More Cities July 15th
On behalf of Roadside Attractions and HBO Documentary Films,PROJECT NIM, the latest film from James Marsh and the Oscar-winning team behind MAN ON WIRE. Winner of the Best Directing Award for World Documentary at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and voted the #1 documentary at the festival in the indieWIRE critics poll, the film will open on Friday, July 8 in New York (and Chicago) at the Angelika Film Center (and in LA, Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Phoenix and San Francisco on July 15), with a wider expansion to follow.
PROJECT NIM is the extraordinary story of Nim Chimpsky, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child.
Following Nim’s picaresque journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human.
What we learn about his true nature—and indeed our own—is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
93 mins. A Roadside Attractions/HBO Documentary Films release. Rated PG-13.
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Press release
SUNDANCE SELECTS Presents
BUCK
OPENS June 17th, 2011
A FILM BY CINDY MEEHL
Featuring Buck Brannaman
“Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine grueling months a year helping horses with people problems.
BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his unusual approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through instinct, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In this film, the animal-human relationship becomes a metaphor for facing the daily challenges of life. A truly American story about an unsung hero, BUCK is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds.
Running time: 89 minutes
Rating: Not yet rated
FILM FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL**
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
**Winner of the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival**
http://www.hulu.com/watch/238615/movie-trailers-buck
Release Date: June 17th, 2011
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SUNDANCE SELECTS Presents
BUCK
OPENS June 17th, 2011
A FILM BY CINDY MEEHL
Featuring Buck Brannaman
“Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy and sage on horseback who travels the country for nine grueling months a year helping horses with people problems.
BUCK, a richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his unusual approach to horses. A real-life “horse-whisperer”, he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through instinct, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses – and people – with his understanding, compassion and respect. In this film, the animal-human relationship becomes a metaphor for facing the daily challenges of life. A truly American story about an unsung hero, BUCK is about an ordinary man who has made an extraordinary life despite tremendous odds.
Running time: 89 minutes
Rating: Not yet rated
FILM FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL**
2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
**Winner of the Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival**
http://www.hulu.com/watch/238615/movie-trailers-buck
Release Date: June 17th, 2011
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Press release
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT
New Documentary Tells the Poignant, Compelling Saga of Flora the Circus Elephant
Movie Premieres Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Film Forum in NYC
Where does an elephant go after a life in the circus?
Sixteen years have passed since circus producer David Balding adopted Flora, the orphaned baby African elephant. As Flora approaches adulthood, he realizes that she is not happy performing. Ultimately, David must face the difficult truth that the circus is no place for Flora; she needs to be with other elephants.
The road to Flora's retirement, however, is a difficult and emotional journey which tests their bond in unexpected ways. Ten years in the making, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT eschews easy sentimentality and doesn't shy away from examining the problems and mysteries posed by keeping wild animals in captivity.
This is the denouement of a love story between individuals -- one of them weighing 10,000 pounds -- who share feelings of loyalty, sorrow, admiration and joy. The film is suitable for children, 10 and older. Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT, beginning Wednesday, June 8.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT will have a 2-week engagement, June 8 - 21, at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT is presented with the support of lead sponsor The Humane Society of the United States, and is the recipient of its ACE (Animal Content in Entertainment) Award Grant.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT (2010, 84 mins.) Directed by Lisa Leeman. Produced by Cristina Colissimo and Jordana Glick-Franzheim. Written by Leeman and Colissimo. Executive Producers: Greg Little, Elizabeth Fox Friedman. Co-producer and Composer: Miriam Cutler. Cinematographer: Sandra Chandler. Editor: Kate Amend and Tchavdar Georgiev. USA.
Website/Donations-http://oneluckyelephant.com/
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ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT
New Documentary Tells the Poignant, Compelling Saga of Flora the Circus Elephant
Movie Premieres Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Film Forum in NYC
Where does an elephant go after a life in the circus?
Sixteen years have passed since circus producer David Balding adopted Flora, the orphaned baby African elephant. As Flora approaches adulthood, he realizes that she is not happy performing. Ultimately, David must face the difficult truth that the circus is no place for Flora; she needs to be with other elephants.
The road to Flora's retirement, however, is a difficult and emotional journey which tests their bond in unexpected ways. Ten years in the making, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT eschews easy sentimentality and doesn't shy away from examining the problems and mysteries posed by keeping wild animals in captivity.
This is the denouement of a love story between individuals -- one of them weighing 10,000 pounds -- who share feelings of loyalty, sorrow, admiration and joy. The film is suitable for children, 10 and older. Film Forum is pleased to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT, beginning Wednesday, June 8.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT will have a 2-week engagement, June 8 - 21, at Film Forum, West Houston Street (W. of 6th Avenue), with screenings daily at 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT is presented with the support of lead sponsor The Humane Society of the United States, and is the recipient of its ACE (Animal Content in Entertainment) Award Grant.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT (2010, 84 mins.) Directed by Lisa Leeman. Produced by Cristina Colissimo and Jordana Glick-Franzheim. Written by Leeman and Colissimo. Executive Producers: Greg Little, Elizabeth Fox Friedman. Co-producer and Composer: Miriam Cutler. Cinematographer: Sandra Chandler. Editor: Kate Amend and Tchavdar Georgiev. USA.
Website/Donations-http://oneluckyelephant.com/
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Press release
DisneyNature proudly celebrates Earth Day with the release of
AFRICAN CATS
OPENING APRIL 22 - EARTH DAY 2011
DisneyNature proudly celebrates Earth Day with the release of AFRICAN CATS, a true life Lion King adventure for the big screen directed by Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill (EARTH).
AFRICAN CATS, an epic true story about two families set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, capturing the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna.
Mara is an endearing lion cub striving for her mother's strength and wisdom, Sita is a fearless cheetah and single mother of five rowdy newborns, while Fang is a proud leader of the pride who must protect his family from a once banished lion.
An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, AFRICAN CATS should not be missed.
WATCH THE TRAILER ONLINE
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BRING YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES & STUDENTS!
Groups of 25 or more receive our Group Rate of $7 (a 44% discount from the general admission price). Please ask about our special Concessions Packages when you call to purchase your group tickets. See AFRICAN CATS during opening week April 22 - 28, and Disneynature will make a donation in your honor to protect lions and cheetahs and the land they call their home.
Running Time: 90 minutes
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INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS:
The science and education experts of Disney's Animal Programs and Environmental Initiatives, in conjunction the National Science Teachers Association, have developed a comprehensive 100-page Educator's Guide along with an 8-page Educational Activity Guide.
Aligning with National Science Education Standards, this guide contains suggested activities (divided by grade level and categorized by topic) to help integrate AFRICAN CATS into your curriculum leading up to the film's release. See this epic film as a class - for each group of 25 students we will allow one FREE adult chaperone ticket!
To download this guide, visit http://disney.go.com/disneynature/africancats/
ABOUT DISNEYNATURE:
Disneynature is the Disney Company's new label building upon the legacy of Walt Disney's "True Life Adventure" series and dedicated to creating theatrical releases which celebrate the world in which we live.
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Don't miss this opportunity to see AFRICAN CATS
at the historic Village East Cinema in NYC!
Showtimes: 11:00 AM, 1:10 PM, 3:20 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:40 PM, 9:50 PM
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DisneyNature proudly celebrates Earth Day with the release of
AFRICAN CATS
OPENING APRIL 22 - EARTH DAY 2011
DisneyNature proudly celebrates Earth Day with the release of AFRICAN CATS, a true life Lion King adventure for the big screen directed by Keith Scholey and Alastair Fothergill (EARTH).
AFRICAN CATS, an epic true story about two families set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, capturing the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna.
Mara is an endearing lion cub striving for her mother's strength and wisdom, Sita is a fearless cheetah and single mother of five rowdy newborns, while Fang is a proud leader of the pride who must protect his family from a once banished lion.
An awe-inspiring adventure blending family bonds with the power and cunning of the wild, AFRICAN CATS should not be missed.
WATCH THE TRAILER ONLINE
________________________________
BRING YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES & STUDENTS!
Groups of 25 or more receive our Group Rate of $7 (a 44% discount from the general admission price). Please ask about our special Concessions Packages when you call to purchase your group tickets. See AFRICAN CATS during opening week April 22 - 28, and Disneynature will make a donation in your honor to protect lions and cheetahs and the land they call their home.
Running Time: 90 minutes
________________________________
INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS:
The science and education experts of Disney's Animal Programs and Environmental Initiatives, in conjunction the National Science Teachers Association, have developed a comprehensive 100-page Educator's Guide along with an 8-page Educational Activity Guide.
Aligning with National Science Education Standards, this guide contains suggested activities (divided by grade level and categorized by topic) to help integrate AFRICAN CATS into your curriculum leading up to the film's release. See this epic film as a class - for each group of 25 students we will allow one FREE adult chaperone ticket!
To download this guide, visit http://disney.go.com/disneynature/africancats/
ABOUT DISNEYNATURE:
Disneynature is the Disney Company's new label building upon the legacy of Walt Disney's "True Life Adventure" series and dedicated to creating theatrical releases which celebrate the world in which we live.
________________________________
Don't miss this opportunity to see AFRICAN CATS
at the historic Village East Cinema in NYC!
Showtimes: 11:00 AM, 1:10 PM, 3:20 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:40 PM, 9:50 PM
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