KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL TO AWARD PRESTIGIOUS GOLDEN KEY AWARDS TO CELEBRATED FILMMAKER KIMBERLY PEIRCE AND LEGENDARY ACTOR TOM SKERRITT AT EIGHTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL.

New York- October 24, 2019- KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL announced today that Kimberly Peirce and Tom Skerritt will receive the prestigious Golden Key Awards at this year's festival, running November 20-24, 2019.
Peirce, a Florida native, will be honored on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the release of the groundbreaking film Boys Don't Cry. The festival will screen the film on Friday, November 22, and Peirce will join Eugene Hernandez from Film at Lincoln Center for a discussion at the screening.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the seminal sci-fi film Alien, fellow honoree Tom Skerritt will have a Q&A with Rolling Stone's David Fear at the Thursday, November 21 screening.
The film will be preceded by a screening of the award winning short film The Phantom 52, which premiered at Sundance 2019 and stars Mr. Skerritt. Director Geoff Marslett will also be in attendance.
Michael Tuckman, Director of Programming of the Key West Film Festival, commented: "We are beyond thrilled and humbled to be able to honor both Kimberly and Tom on major anniversaries of two films that broke boundaries and rules for their genre and paved the way for so many future voices to express their creativity. And both mean so much to Key West, as evidenced by its thriving and active LGBTQ community and the constantly creative forces on display through events like Fantasy Fest, which is going on right now."
Past Golden Key Award winners include: Burt Reynolds, Marisa Tomei, Paul Verhoeven, Alan Cumming, Harmony Korine and Lois Smith.
KIMBERLY PEIRCE
Kimberly Peirce staked her claim as a writer and director of singular vision and craft with her unflinching debut feature, Boys Don't Cry, which earned numerous honors including Oscar nominations for Hilary Swank and co-star Chloë Sevigny, and an Oscar win for Swank.
Peirce subsequently co-wrote and directed Stop-Loss, an emotionally penetrating drama inspired by her brother’s military service in Iraq. In 2013 she directed a masterful remake of Carrie that won the People’s Choice Award. In television, Kimberly has directed acclaimed episodes of American Crime, Turn, Halt And Catch Fire, Manhattan, Six, I Love Dick, Dear White People, P-Valley, and Kidding. She is Executive Producer and Director of Impact at A&E. Her upcoming projects include: This Is Jane, the true story of an underground abortion ring in 1960s Chicago, and Untitled, a butch femme romantic, sex comedy.
A tireless activist for human and civil rights, Kimberly is a proud Governor of the Academy of Motion Pictures and head of the Diversity Committee, an Executive Board member of the DGA, and a founding member of REFRAME, an industry-wide effort to end discrimination against women and people of color. She is a member of Time’s Up and the WGA.

TOM SKERRITT
Two-time Golden Globe nominee and Best Actor winner for Emmy Award series, Picket Fences, Tom Skerritt was born in Detroit. After high school, he enlisted in the US Air Force.
Discharged four years later, he entered Wayne State University as an English major. Transferring to UCLA he embraced acting as a necessity for effective writing and directing. Performance in theater led to his first acting role, War Hunt (1962), where he met young hopefuls, Robert Redford and the late Sydney Pollock. His mentors are directors Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Ridley and Tony Scott.
Skerritt’s early good fortune of acting in Altman’s classic M*A*S*H led to several others, including: The Turning Point, Alien, A River Runs Through It, Steel Magnolias, Top Gun and Contact. In 2019 he played the main character in David Guterson’s movie version of East of the Mountains, to be released in 2020. Skerritt performed in John Grisham’s A Time To Kill on Broadway. He also performed with the Pacific NW Ballet as Don Quixote in 2012 and 2015.
Along with Stuart Stern and other film and story educators, he founded The Film School in Seattle.With the success of The Film School, Skerritt redesigned a program to teach storytelling to transitioning PTS vets at JBLM, Fort Lewis. Six years into the program the RED BADGE PROJECT is achieving success with additional programs helping women and Vietnam vets reconnect with themselves.
He is currently developing a Seattle centered, mobile media content provider, HEYOU MEDIA HOLDINGS, focused on mobile media visual entertainment content.
Visit kwfilmfest.com for full program information –to be announced on October 30, along with special events and parties .

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ABOUT THE KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL 2019
The Key West Film Festival — where passion meets paradise — is an annual celebration of contemporary cinema in a historically rich, artistically vibrant, and culturally diverse island community.
KWFF strives to showcase the best of Florida filmmaking talent, while highlighting visiting filmmakers and industry leaders through discussions and workshops, with access to some of the biggest names in the film business. The festival also looks to support the next generation of local student filmmakers with scholarships and other key awards.
The Festival’s Critics Focus program, enhanced with the juried Critics’ Prize, together with the Costume Design Focus, marks the Key West Film Festival as a vital stop on the awards season’s fall festival circuit, with programs designed to support film criticism and craft while giving audiences greater context and perspective through public conversations guided by expert voices. Key publications represented in KWFF Critic’s Focus program and Critic’s Prize at the festival include: Los Angeles Times, Vulture.com, Rolling Stone, Indiewire, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, TimeOut NY, RogerEbert.com and more.
Past guests have included: Burt Reynolds, John Waters, Mariel Hemingway, Harmony Korine, Marisa Tomei, Paul Haggis, Alan Cumming, Sebastian Junger, Tom Berenger, Paul Verhoeven, Billy Corben, Terry George, Corey Glover, Steven Bauer, Anson Mount, Celia Weston, Angus MacLachlan, Judy Blume, Ondi Timoner, Bob Wisdom, Val Lauren, Anne O’Shea, Lois Smith, Mark Bridges and many more.
For more information, visit our website: https://kwfilmfest.com
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DOC NYC 2019

Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation Trailer

HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION

(Section: FIGHT THE POWER)

WORLD PREMIERE

Directed by: Peter Hutchison
Produced by: David Kuhn, Peter Hutchison & Lucas Sabean
Written by: Peter Hutchison, David Kuhn

Featuring: Frankie Meeink, Tony McAleer, Sammy Rangel , Christian Picciolini and Michael Kimmel.

HEALING FROM HATE examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of those battling intolerance on the front lines, featuring Life After Hate, an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis to help others exit hate groups. Documenting a stunning era of hatred in America – from Trump, to Charlottesville, to Parkland – HEALING FROM HATE follows these unique reformers in their work to de-radicalize White Nationalists, transform attitudes of intolerance, and heal communities torn apart by racism.

Peter Hutchison is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, NY Times Bestselling author, educator and activist. Based in Brooklyn, his experience in film and TV production – as a documentary director, producer and writer – spans nearly two decades.

He recently produced & directed Requiem for the American Dream: Noam Chomsky and the Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power – an exploration of wealth inequity in American, grounded in an intimate, long-form interview with Noam Chomsky (Netflix). A NY Times Critics Pick and #1 top-selling doc on iTunes, the book version of the film debuted at #6 on the NY Times Bestseller list (Seven Stories Press).

He is currently at work on a triad of films exploring hate in America, including the feature HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION, which examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of “Life After Hate” – an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis now engaged in de-radicalizing violent extremists, and transforming attitudes of intolerance. The companion pieces Angry White Men: American Masculinity in the Age of Trump, based upon the groundbreaking work of sociologist Michael Kimmel (Grasshopper Film), and Auschwitz: Facing the Legacy of Hatred, which follows ex neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier Tony McAleer on a personal journey of atonement through the Polish death camps (currently in post), complete the trilogy.

Running Time: 85 Minutes / Language: English / Country: USA (Feature Documentary)

Running Time: 85 Minutes / Language: English / Country: USA (Feature Documentary)

Wendy Williams Receives a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Wendy Williams, a National Radio Hall of Famer, daytime talk show host, Broadway and film actress and stand-up comedian, received a well earned star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Thursday, October 17, 2019.

Rina Ghadbar, CEO and President of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Wendy Williams had the largest Walk of Fame crowd of the year.

There were Wendy Watchers, that's what Miss “How you doing” calls them. They were lined up all across the street and on both side of the her ceremony podium. Wendy Watchers were truly diverse mix of people and was good representation of America.

When just about everyone else stands up next to those speaking in their honor, Ms. Wendy had her a purple velvet chair on stage. Her s

She had Heart radio host Elvis Duran, wearing what I call a California Yellow two-piece suit, he came ready to LA, and the CEO of Fox Television speak on her behalf. City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell provided her with a proclamation from the Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles City Council. Rina Ghadban announced the declaration of Wendy Williams Day in Hollywood.

Her son Kevin, Jr. , a nephew and her Jersey team was out in force supporting her, including her show's DJ, hair and make, the show’s head of security and staff.

I must say, her team was on point, including being professionals, well organized and efficient. They took good care on Wendy.

Wendy spoke about being a young girl and wanting to work in radio. She truly is a woman who knew what she wanted and made it happen beginning with her degree in communications, being a college radio DJ and going on to years of radio success and on to dominate television as well.

I must say I admire the professionalism of Wendy’s team from her arrival , the handling her guest, having her purple chair on stage and especially the way they orchestrated her exit, making sure she went down the line and shook her fans hand.

Wendy said, "...as a little girl she wanted to work in radio. "

And, know, after over thirty years as a radio and television personality Wendy's Black Girl Magic is being recognized with her very own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Critically acclaimed documentary IF THE DANCER DANCES, will be released on VOD on November 12

after its recent multi-city theatrical release.Timed to coincide with the 2019 centennial of his birth, IF THE DANCER DANCES is the first documentary on the subject of Merce Cunningham’s work since his passing in 2009.

IF THE DANCER DANCES

** New York Times Critic’s Pick**

Produced by: Lise Friedman and Maia Wechsler

Directed by: Maia Wechsler

Official Selection: Dance On Camera 2018, Raindance 2018

Feature Documentary, 83 Minutes, USA

IF THE DANCER DANCES will be released on VOD and all major digital platforms including Itunes, Amazon, Vimeo, Google, Sony, and NMS on November 12, 2019.

DOC NYC 2019- THE LONGEST WAVE.

DOC NYC 2019- THE LONGEST WAVE

I wanted to call your attention to Oscar nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger’s feature documentary THE LONGEST WAVE which will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the forthcoming DOC NYC 2019 (see screening info and details below).

For press tickets to public screenings, interviews or for viewing links to consider coverage please contact: emma@eg-pr.com

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DOC NYC 2019

THE LONGEST WAVE (Section: MASTERS)

WORLD PREMIERE (RED BULL FILMS)

Director: Joe Berlinger (Brother’s Keeper, The Paradise Lost Trilogy, Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile)

Featuring: Robby Naish, Kai Lenny, Laird Hamilton, Gerry Lopez and Chuck Patterson.

DOC NYC 2019 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

PUBLIC SCREENING:

Wednesday, November 13 at 6:45PM

Location: SVA Theater (333 West 23rd Street)

VIEWING LINKS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FOR PRESS COVERING FESTIVAL.

TALENT AVAILABLE: Filmmaker Joe Berlinger and subject Robby Naish are available for interview by request on November 13th and 14th in NYC or by request timed to premiere.

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world’s longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete’s professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life’s complications on land.

Joe Berlinger has been a leading voice in nonfiction film and television for over two decades. Films include the landmark documentaries BROTHER'S KEEPER, the PARADISE LOST Trilogy, which helped lead to the release of the wrongfully convicted West Memphis Three, as well as the Sundance-premiering psychological thriller EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE, which recently debuted on Netflix.

Red Bull Films is an award-winning studio for premium scripted content and theatrical documentaries on a mission to inspire and entertain with ‘beyond the ordinary’ stories. Red Bull Films surprises through compelling and unexpected narratives, captivating characters and outstanding production value. With a portfolio of over 20 feature-length films in the last two decades, recent Red Bull Films include “The Longest Wave” (2020), “Any One Of Us” (2019), SXSW Audience Award-winning “The Dawn Wall” (2018), and Emmy®Award-winning “Blood Road” (2017).

RadicalMedia produces premium content across all media platforms. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, and Shanghai, RadicalMedia is a global intra-disciplinary media company that creates and produces film, television, music programming, commercials, brand partnerships, interactive design, and digital and immersive experiences for all distribution platforms. RadicalMedia is fluent in each and every discipline of storytelling, with accolades that include Oscar ®, Emmy ®, Peabody ® and Grammy ® Awards. Embracing the future and pushing innovation, RadicalMedia is aptly referred to as Never Established. Check out the latest work on Instagram and on www.radicalmedia.com

Running Time: 94 Minutes Language: English Country: Austria (Feature Documentary)

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DOC NYC 2019- IN BRIGHT AXIOM

DOC NYC 2019

IN BRIGHT AXIOM (Section: INVESTIGATIONS)

NYC PREMIERE

Director: Spencer McCall (The Institute)

Welcome to the House of Latitude, where absolute discretion is demanded in exchange for entry into a mysterious social experiment in the form of an elaborate immersive experience. Drawing a community of curiosity seekers, this secret society becomes a way of life for some, putting increasing pressure on the organizers to maintain this sophisticated and fantastical parallel world.

From the minds who inspired AMC's upcoming series Dispatches From Elsewhere, IN BRIGHT AXIOM weaves an intriguing cautionary tale about the unforeseen consequences of embracing the unknown. Followers of Meow Wolf, Sleep No More, Ingress and other immersive & augmented reality entertainment should take note.

The film also features never-before-seen discourse from the mesmerizing hip-hop polymath, RAMMELLZEE and original music by Juston Robbins, with additional songs from Isan, Tickles, and ü-Ziq.

Spencer McCall has spent the last ten years orchestrating socio-reengineering and public hoax-prank performance art pieces. An avid fan of the Yes Men, McCall began by participating in Improv Everywhere inspired events, “plant” based roles in The Go Game, and location-based performances with Atmos-theater.

In 2009, he became a co-creator of the Jejune Institute; a citywide alternate reality game in San Francisco that lasted three years and “inducted” over 10,000 unknowing participants. McCall took his experience working with Jejune and turned it into an award-winning documentary “The Institute.” His film is currently being remade into a series on a major television network.

McCall also helped to create Jejune’s follow-up experience The Latitude Society; a faux secret society with an underground experiential labyrinth beneath San Francisco.

Running Time: 90 Minutes Language: English Country: USA (Feature Documentary)

DOC NYC 2019 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

PUBLIC SCREENING:

Thursday, November 7 at 9:20PM
Location: Cinepolis Cinema (260 West 23^rd Street)

VIEWING LINKS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FOR PRESS COVERING FESTIVAL.

TALENT AVAILABLE: Filmmaker Spencer McCall, subject Jeff Hull and other key subjects are available for interview by request and in NYC in person week of premiere.

Link to photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/idchnro4kxbk6ez/AACmIXDRk0RbnzD7Fdu_h8R5a?dl=0

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HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION

DOC NYC 2019

HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION

(Section: FIGHT THE POWER)

WORLD PREMIERE

Directed by: Peter Hutchison

Produced by: David Kuhn, Peter Hutchison & Lucas Sabean

Written by: Peter Hutchison, David Kuhn

Featuring: Frankie Meeink, Tony McAleer, Sammy Rangel , Christian Picciolini and Michael Kimmel.

HEALING FROM HATE examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of those battling intolerance on the front lines, featuring Life After Hate, an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis to help others exit hate groups. Documenting a stunning era of hatred in America – from Trump, to Charlottesville, to Parkland – HEALING FROM HATE follows these unique reformers in their work to de-radicalize White Nationalists, transform attitudes of intolerance, and heal communities torn apart by racism.

He recently produced & directed Requiem for the American Dream: Noam Chomsky and the Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power – an exploration of wealth inequity in American, grounded in an intimate, long-form interview with Noam Chomsky (Netflix). A NY Times Critics Pick and #1 top-selling doc on iTunes, the book version of the film debuted at #6 on the NY Times Bestseller list (Seven Stories Press).

He is currently at work on a triad of films exploring hate in America, including the feature HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION, which examines the root causes of hate group activity through the bold work of "Life After Hate" – an organization founded by former Skinheads and neo-Nazis now engaged in de-radicalizing violent extremists, and transforming attitudes of intolerance. The companion pieces Angry White Men: American Masculinity in the Age of Trump, based upon the groundbreaking work of sociologist Michael Kimmel (Grasshopper Film), and Auschwitz: Facing the Legacy of Hatred, which follows ex neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier Tony McAleer on a personal journey of atonement through the Polish death camps (currently in post), complete the trilogy.

Running Time: 85 Minutes / Language: English / Country: USA (Feature Documentary)

DOC NYC 2019 FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:

PUBLIC SCREENING:

Wednesday, November 13 at 7:15PM

Location: Cinepolis Cinema (260 West 23rd Street)

VIEWING LINKS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FOR PRESS COVERING FESTIVAL.

TALENT AVAILABLE: Filmmaker Peter Hutchison, and key film subjects are available for interview by request and in NYC in person week of premiere.

Link to photos: https://www.dropbox.com/home/DOC%20NYC%20HFH%20Photos

DOC NYC Link to buy tickets:

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Critically acclaimed documentary IF THE DANCER DANCES, will be released on VOD on November 12

PRESENTS

IF THE DANCER DANCES

** New York Times Critic’s Pick**

Produced by: Lise Friedman and Maia Wechsler

Directed by: Maia Wechsler

Official Selection: Dance On Camera 2018, Raindance 2018

Feature Documentary, 83 Minutes, USA

IF THE DANCER DANCES will be released on VOD and all major digital platforms including Itunes, Amazon, Vimeo, Google, Sony, and NMS on November 12, 2019.

Viewing Links are available by request to consider review and coverage.

Filmmakers Lise Friedman and Maia Wechsler are available for interview by request timed to release.

IF THE DANCER DANCES invites viewers into the intimate world of the dance studio. Stephen Petronio, one of today’s leading dance-makers, is determined to help his dancers breathe new life into RainForest (1968), an iconic work by the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. With help from three members of the former Cunningham company, the film tracks Petronio’s dancers as they strive to re-stage this great work, revealing what it takes to keep a dance – and a legacy – alive. Timed to coincide with Cunningham’s centennial, IF THE DANCER DANCES is the first documentary on the subject of Cunningham’s work since his passing in 2009.

“The dance studio is a private and mysterious place. IF THE DANCER DANCES grants us rare access, bringing us into the studio to watch the staging of a Merce Cunningham masterwork on the Stephen Petronio Company. It’s the tracking of this intimate process, a dance being passed one body to another, that makes this film a great gift.” Mikhail Baryshnikov on IF THE DANCER DANCES

Merce Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who stood at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 60 years. As a choreographer, teacher, and leader of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cunningham had a profound influence on modern dance and earned some of the highest honors bestowed in the arts, including the National Medal of Arts and the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship. Cunningham is also notable for his frequent collaborations with artists of other disciplines, including the musicians Radiohead and John Cage (also his life partner), as well as visual artists Andy Warhol, who did the décor for RainForest, the dance featured in If the Dancer Dances, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg.

Cunningham’s centennial is being celebrated worldwide in 2019 with performances, installations, films and other special events to honor his legacy.

Further information: https://www.mercecunningham.org/activities

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Tyler Perry Studio Star Studded Grand Opening in Atlanta

KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL “GOLDEN KEY FOR COSTUME DESIGN” HONORING OSCAR®-NOMINATED COSTUME DESIGNER ARIANNE PHILLIPS

2019 FESTIVAL RUNS NOVEMBER 20TH -24TH

New York, NY — October 3, 2019 — The Key West Film Festival announced today its fourth annual Costume Design Focus program, honoring Academy Award®-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips.

Phillips’ most recent work is on display in Sony Pictures’ and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She has received Oscar® nominations for her artistry in Walk the Line and W.E. and multiple nominations for BAFTA, Tony and Costume Design Guild Awards via her work in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Tom Ford’s A Single Man. The Festival will present Phillips with its Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design award, to honor her versatile talents, which have been showcased in everything from period costume dramas to superhero blockbusters.

Phillips will also participate in a discussion of her work, to be moderated by Eric Kohn, Executive Editor and Chief Critic of Indiewire and co-host of the weekly ScreenTalk podcast with Anne Thompson.

The discussion will be followed by a screening of A Single Man on the 10th anniversary of its release as a showcase for Phillips’ work.

The Award will be presented via satellite by Dr. Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Dr. Landis, a Costume Design Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and an Academy Award®-nominee, presented the first annual career achievement award for costume design in 2016 to Mary Zophres, who went on to receive an Oscar® nomination for her work in La La Land, and to the last two year’s honorees, Mark Bridges, who won the 2018 Oscar® for Best Costume Design for The Phantom Thread, and Alexandra Byrne, who’s work in Mary Queen of Scots was recognized by an Academy Award nomination.

Michael Tuckman, Director of Programming of the Key West Film Festival, commented “The time and place that Tarantino captured in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood could not have been accomplished without the true artistry and beauty of the costumes that transported us all back in time and gave the film an authenticity like no other. Arianne Phillips is a master of design and we are thrilled to be able to honor and showcase her work.”

Visit kwfilmfest.com for full program information – which will be announced on October 30, along with a schedule of events and travel and lodging details.