Subject: Impact Film Festival Expanded Slate and Participants at Republican and Democratic National Conventions
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:01:02 -0400 (EDT)

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IMPACT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EXPANDED SLATE AND SPECIAL GUESTS AT 2012 REPUBLICAN
AND DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Drug Policy, Hunger, Rape in the Military, Voter Rights and Activism

Among Topical Issues in Selected Films

Jeff Bridges (Hunger Hits Home), Mo Rocca (Electoral Dysfunction)

Adrian Grenier and other Artists and Policymakers to Participate in Festival Events

Washington, D.C., August 24, 2012--The Impact Arts + Film Fund announced today that
the political satire, BUTTER has been added to its slate of films set to screen 
at the Impact Film Festival 2012 for lawmakers, candidates and delegates at the 
national political conventions. Post-screening panel discussions will feature members
of the creative community alongside policy makers and other issue experts during
 the daytime hours of the convention, for lively and important discussions.  The
 Impact Film Festival launched at the 2008 Conventions and was called one of the
 most successful innovations by the Los Angeles Times for its ability to connect
 the artistry and urgency reflected in the films with leaders and citizens.  Since
then, the organization has held the Impact Film Festival in Washington, D.C. as 
well as dozens of screenings, literary and theater events.

"In 2008, we demonstrated the power of film to enlighten and educate on the critical
issues facing our nation's leaders, and that impact will be on full display once
 again as Democrats and Republicans convene for the national conventions," said 
Kimball Stroud, one of the Festival's three co-founders.  "Our tagline is: "Where
Film Crosses the Aisle" as we're certain these films will rally leaders and citizens
attending both conventions to engage in nuanced discussions about the priorities
 explored in these exceptional films."

A few of the other filmmakers, panelists and guests participating in the festival
include Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering, Eugene Jarecki, David France, Bennett Singer, North
Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, U.S. Representative Mike Turner, U.S. Representative
Jim McGovern, U.S. Representative Sam Farr and former Maryland Lt. Governor Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Share our Strength President Tom Nelson, Maria Cuomo Cole, Rock
the Vote President Heather Smith and Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD.

In addition to the screenings, at the RNC the Impact Film Festival is partnering
 with Share our Strength for a late night party to help end childhood hunger on 
Tuesday night featuring Governor Bob McDonnell, Jeff Bridges, national spokesperson
for Share our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign and celebrity chefs.  At the DNC,
The Impact Film Festival will host a Kick-Off Party on Monday night with special
 appearance by Jeff Bridges and a performance by The Honey Brothers featuring Adrian
Grenier, Andrew Vladeck, Ari Gold, D.S. Posner and Daniel Green. The Festival is
 also hosting an "Artists Making an Impact" dinner celebrating Funny or Die.

IMPACT FILM FESTIVAL 2012 SLATE:

BUTTER

A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, BUTTER surveys the raw ambition of
 Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the wife of Bob Pickler (Ty Burrell), Iowa's long-reigning
champion butter carver in a closely watched contest in Iowa, the heartland of America
and, to some, the bellwether of the nation.   Initially, a win seems all but assured
for the poised candidate with the famous name and a legacy to claim.   But then,
 the twist:  a rival emerges, fresh-faced, appealing, effortlessly charismatic. 
 Suddenly, it's anybody's game.

RNC: Monday, 8/27 4:30 p.m. | DNC: Thursday, 9/6 12:00 p.m.

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

Blisteringly powerful, HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE transports us back to a vital time
of unbridled death, political indifference and staggering resilience and constructs
a commanding archetype for activism today.

RNC: Monday, 8/27 10:00 a.m. | DNC: Tuesday, 9/4 10:00 a.m.

THE INVISIBLE WAR

From Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, THE INVISIBLE
WAR is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country's most
shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within our US military.

RNC: Tuesday, 8/28 10:00 a.m. | DNC: Tuesday, 9/4 2:00 p.m.

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN

Filmed in more than twenty states, THE HOUSE I LIVE IN tells the stories of individuals
at all levels of America's War on Drugs.  From the dealer to the narcotics officer,
the inmate to the federal judge, the film offers a penetrating look inside America's
criminal justice system, revealing the profound human rights implications of U.S.
drug policy.  Winner of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.

RNC: Monday, 8/27 2:00 p.m. | DNC: Thursday, 9/6 10:00 a.m.

ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION

After discovering that the Constitution does not guarantee the right to vote, political
humorist Mo Rocca (a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning," panelist on NPR's "Wait,
Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" and former correspondent for "The Daily Show") sets out
 on a road trip to see how voting works - and doesn't work - in America.  He heads
to Indiana, home to some of the strictest election laws in the country, and meets
two feisty Hoosiers - Dee Dee Benkie (currently a member of the Republican National
Committee) and Mike Marshall (a former Democratic state representative) - who take
him inside their efforts to get out every vote.  Irreverent, engaging, eye-opening
and nonpartisan, ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION is for voters across the political spectrum
who want their votes to count.

RNC: Wednesday, 8/29 10:00 a.m. | DNC: Thursday, 9/6 2:00 p.m.

HUNGER HITS HOME

In partnership with Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign, Food Network's 
HUNGER HITS HOME takes a first-hand look at the crisis of childhood hunger in America
through the eyes of the people on the frontlines of the battle - parents and children,
anti-hunger activists, educators and politicians committed to eradicating the problem.
 HUNGER HITS HOME examines the causes, complications and misconceptions about childhood
hunger in the United States, as well as some of the innovative solutions being put
into practice today.

RNC: Tuesday, 8/28 12:30 p.m. | DNC: Wednesday, 9/5 2:00 p.m.

41 (RNC only)

The first documentary to tell George Herbert Walker Bush's story in his own words,
the exclusive HBO presentation 41 is a rare, intimate glimpse at the life and times
of the 41st president of the United States.

RNC: Wednesday, 8/29 2:00 p.m.

ETHEL (DNC only)

ETHEL is an HBO feature length documentary about the remarkable life of Ethel Kennedy,
told by those who know Ethel best: her family.  Directed by her Emmy-Award winning
daughter, Rory Kennedy, the film features candid interviews with Ethel and seven
 of her children.

DNC: Wednesday, 9/5 10:00 a.m.

At the Republican Convention, the films will screen at the Channelside Cinemas, 
615 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida, August 27-30.  At the Democratic Convention,
the films will screen at the Mez & EpiCentre Theaters 210 E. Trade Street, Charlotte,
North Carolina, September 3-6.  Both venues are steps from the convention halls.
  In addition to the day-time screenings, the Impact Arts + Film Fund is hosting
 evening events. For More information on screen times and ticketing, visit impactfilmfestival.org.
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The Impact Film Festival is a program of The IMPACT ARTS + FILM FUND (IAFF),
created as a platform for artists and filmmakers to engage in the political and 
policy arena.  IAFF is based in Washington, D.C., and was co-founded by Jody Arlington,
Jamie Shor and Kimball Stroud, three veterans of the political and entertainment
 arenas.  IAFF hosts screenings, panel discussions, promotional events, and book
 launches to educate and enlighten its audiences and creates a climate for meaningful
social impact. IAFF launched at the 2008 Democratic & Republican National Conventions
with the IMPACT Film Festival: "Where Film Crosses the Aisle".  Info at impactartsandfilmfund.org.
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