Press Release from NewFest
Director/Producer Phoebe Hart has recently returned to Australia from a stellar trip to Los Angeles, USA in order to present her film Orchids: My Intersex Adventure at Outfest (July 7-17, 2011), which screened on Tuesday 12 July 2011 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theater, Sunset Blvd. We are pleased to report that the reception for the film was a triumph in every sense. Not only was the film's audience fully engaged and enthusiastic with what they saw and heard but Phoebe had the opportunity to promote the film to industry professionals and local media, as well as meeting fellow filmmakers and viewing some wonderful films and documentaries about LGBT issues.
Thank you to all that donated and helped to make this trip possible. Thanks also to the Australia Arts Business Foundation (AbaF). We got some great help and our 'best' donors receive a prize pack containing signed DVD, poster and postcards of Orchids: My Intersex Adventure.
So congratulations to our winners, Evan and Mark. Watch out for a special gift pack in the mail!
Back on with Richard Fidler
Last year, the fabulous Richard Fidler interviewed Phoebe Hart at length on ABC Local 'Conversations' radio program. This compelling interview will be repeated Friday morning 21 July across Australia. The program can also be downloaded as a podcast.
On any given day Conversations with Richard Fidler might take you from a remote Chinese village, to inside the cockpit of a space shuttle, to a family home in the middle of a warzone, to a hospital on the side of an African volcano, to the mysteries of the human brain, or to the pitch of the MCG. Conversations with Richard Fidler is funny, provocative and often deeply moving.
Orchids takes Manhattan!
Don't forget that Orchids will be screening in New York City this weekend at Newfest. We've checked with the box office and it looks as though tickets will sell out very soon. So get in now and avoid disappointment!