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Press Releases< back to Press Release list"Angels in the Dust" to be Screened in Honor of World AIDS DayDocumentary to Be Shown at 54 U.S. Schools,
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Beverly Hills, CA – November 29, 2007 – In honor of World AIDS Day, December 1st, Cinema Libre Studio and Participant Productions’ critically-acclaimed documentary, ANGELS IN THE DUST, will be screened at approximately 54 universities and high schools across the U.S. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival, the film is the inspiring story of Marion Cloete who—with her husband and two daughters—fearlessly walked away from a privileged life in a wealthy Johannesburg suburb to establish Boikarabelo, an extraordinary village, and school, that provides shelter, food, and education to more than 550 South African children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A portion of the World AIDS Day screenings will be hosted by Participant Productions in association with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, working with both educational and church groups, while others are being sponsored by World Vision’s Act on AIDS. In addition, ANGELS IN THE DUST was screened at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as part of its Reflecting Images: Best of Fest program on November 26th and November 29th and will be shown again on World AIDS Day, December 1st (18:15h at Munt 11). Angels filmmaker Louise Hogarth, along with the film’s Marion and Con Cloete, will be in attendance. Ms. Cloete participated in a special panel debate on activism following the screening on November 29th. WomensRadio Network will feature an interview with Louise Hogarth, who has dedicated her career to projects that address social and human rights issues, most recently HIV/AIDS. Angels in the Dust, which recently completed its U.S. theatrical run, will be released internationally on DVD February 19, 2008. About Participant Productions Participant Productions is a Los Angeles-based production company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films and documentaries. Participant’s films have been chosen to awaken, inspire and empower audiences to take action and create change. The company is headed by CEO Jim Berk and President Ricky Strauss. Participant was founded in January 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Participant¹s most recent success is AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary and Best Original Song and has become the third-highest grossing documentary in history. Past films have included GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, SYRIANA, NORTH COUNTRY and MURDERBALL, which collectively received 11 Academy Award nominations in 2006. For more information visit www.participate.net . About Cinema Libre Studio Cinema Libre Studio is a haven for independent filmmakers with views, offering one-stop shopping for production, co-production, and distribution, foreign sales, marketing, and post-production services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company is best known for distributing social issue documentaries and narrative features in theatres and on DVD which include OUTFOXED, UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ, THE EMPIRE IN AFRICA, CONVENTIONEERS, DARFUR DIARIES and many more. The company is currently in production on a feature length documentary on why poverty still exists, with the working title, ACCESS DENIED. For more information, please refer to www.participate.net, For IDFA screening details and venues: www.idfa.nl Press Contact: Cathy Mouton (818) 349-8822 cmouton@cinemalibrestudio.com ### < back to Press Release list
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