AMERICA'S HEART AND SOUL

MONDAY, JUNE 14
6:30pm

EL CAPITAN THEATRE, HOLLYWOOD

Inter-Mission invites you to the El Capitan for a special advance screen presentation of AMERICA’S HEART AND SOUL, the first theatrical documentary feature to be released under the Disney banner! This critically acclaimed feature celebrates the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. It's a refreshing and often quirky portrayal of the backbone of America. (www.americasheartandsoul.com)

Show your support and pride by joining us in our patriotic “backyard BBQ” on Monday, June 14 with filmmaker, Louis Schwartzberg.

Louis Schwartzberg is an award winning director and cinematographer whose distinguished career spans feature films, television shows, commercials and documentaries.

For more than 25 years, Schwartzberg has traveled the globe, producing and capturing pristine 35mm cinematography; spectacular scenes of nature and man around the globe. He has directed scores of television commercials for major clients, such as McDonald’s, Coors Light, Citicorp, Siemens, U.S. West and Fidelity. In addition, Schwartzberg’s work is used regularly in television and feature films. Recent motion pictures that have licensed his imagery include X-Men II, Italian Job, Daredevil, Sweet Home Alabama, Cheaper By The Dozen plus many more.

Schwartzberg was also founder of The Energy Film Library, a global company that owned and licensed one of the world’s foremost collections of contemporary film imagery. In 1997, Schwartzberg sold Energy to Getty Images, Inc. (GYI:NASDAQ). After the sale of Energy, he founded BlackLight Films to produce television programming, large format, and major theatrical feature films. With his company, BlackLight Films, he directed and executive produced the 26 half-hour series “America!” for the Hallmark Channel. He also directed sequences for Norman Lear’s Declaration of Independence project. Recent projects include a new major motion picture; America’s Heart & Soul, produced, filmed and directed by Louis. It will be the first theatrical documentary feature to be released under the Disney banner.

Schwartzberg serves on the board of directors of the Earth Communication Office (ECO), and the Environmental Media Association (EMA). Both are leading non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting the environment and creating environmental awareness through the powerful medium of films and television. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science. Schwartzberg graduated from UCLA with an MFA in Theater Arts.

SCHEDULE
6:30-7:30 BBQ with all the fixin’s (ants and mosquitoes not included) Patriotic tunes performed on El Capitan organ
7:30-9:00 AMERICA’S HEART AND SOUL (concessions available for purchase)
9:00-9:35 Interview with Louis Schwartzberg & featured guests from film
9:35-10:00 Mix-N-Mingle

COST
MEMBERS: $15 Backyard BBQ & Program ($8 Program Only)
NON-MEMBERS: $20 Backyard BBQ & Program ($10 Program Only)

MENU: Americana Hamburger and all the fixin's (catered by Hamburger Hamlet), potato salad, coles slaw, mixed fruit, dessert

CHILDCARE: $5 PER CHILD AT HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN (Ages: 0-5)
(Download Nursery Release Form [Word doc] here)

PARKING: $2 (4 hours w/validation-Pay day of event) 5 Star Parking at Hollywood & Highland (enter on Highland side) OR park & carpool from Hollywood Pres.

Make Checks Payable to:
INTER-MISSION
1763 N. Gower St.
Hollywood, CA 90028


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