(MMD Newswire) October 19, 2009 -- The Nobelity Project's inspiring new feature documentary One Peace at a Time will have a red carpet L.A. Premiere on Wednesday, Oct 21 at the Arclight Cinema in Hollywood. Friends of The Nobelity Project walking the red carpet to support the film include Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Dennis Quaid, Bill Bob Thornton, Peter Fonda, Dennis Haysbert and special surprise guests.
Filmed in 20 countries on 5 continents, One Peace at a Time looks at the possibility of providing basic rights to every child. The film features the insights of Nobel laureates Muhammad Yunus and Steve Chu (U.S. Secretary of Energy), Willie Nelson and many others.
The film is distributed by Monterey Media, and the L.A. premiere launches a nationwide screening event, a Season of Unity and Peace, with theaters, churches, community centers, universities and others able to host a screening in their community by signing up at www.unityandpeace.org.
The film's inspiring trailer, with music by Ben Harper, is online at www.nobelity.org
Los Angeles, CA (5 October 2009) One Peace at a Time is an inspiring feature documentary highlighting solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. The film includes the insights of Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Physicist Steven Chu, (Barack Obama's Secretary of Energy), Dr. Helene Gayle (CEO of CARE, International), American legend Willie Nelson and many others.
The film's World Premiere in Austin played to a sold-out audience of 1,100 people. One Peace won the Global Doc Audience Award at the Maui Film Festival after an outdoor screening for 3,000. It also screened at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, and is an official selection at numerous American and global film festivals.
LA Red-Carpet Premiere: One Peace At A Time
When: Wed, Oct 21
Where: Arclight Cinema, 6360 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood
Times: 6:45 pm Red Carpet Walk-ins with Director Turk Pipkin, Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves, Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Caroline Boudreaux (founder The Miracle Foundation), Cameron Sinclair (founder, Architecture for Humanity)
7:00 p.m. One Peace at a Time Screening
9:00 p.m. Private party for screening attendees at the Arclight Cinema Balcony Bar
Tickets: $100, benefitting the nonprofit education work of The Nobelity Project, and the construction of Mahiga Hope High School in Kenya. Tickets online at www.nobelity.org
One Peace at a Time:
The film follows director Turk Pipkin's five-continent, two-year search for a better way ahead. Pipkin sought the answer to one basic question: Can we provide basic rights - water, nutrition, education, healthcare and a sustainable and peaceful environment - to every child on earth? The solutions Pipkin chronicles include Ethiopian water projects with A Glimmer of Hope, the model Indian orphanages of The Miracle Foundation, sustainable design with Architecture for Humanity and others.
A Season of Unity and Peace:
The Season of Unity and Peace allows schools, nonprofit groups, churches and others a great opportunity to host their own screenings of a major film which shows how each of us can play a part and work for a more peaceful and sustainable world. Online sign-up to host a screening also allows these diverse groups to raise funds for their own important work, or to support The Nobelity Project. Sign-up now to host a screening at http://www.unityandpeace.org.
Mahiga Hope High School
The Nobelity Project's partnership with the Mahiga Primary School in Kenya has resulted in the school having clean water, electricity, new classrooms and a computer lab. But Education Shouldn't End After The 8th Grade! The Nobelity Project is currently building the area's first high school. Mahiga Hope High School has already won the Nike Foundation's prestigious GameChangers Award for innovative and sustainable design. Learn more/make a donation at: www.nobelity.org
One Peace at a Time is produced by the Nobelity Project, a 501c3 nonprofit working for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The Nobelity Project collaborates with Nobel laureates and other inspiring leaders to provide reliable information and innovative thinking on pressing global problems and solutions that work.
About the Director:
Actor, writer and filmmaker Turk Pipkin is the writer and director of the award-winning documentary Nobelity. As an actor, he appeared in the feature films Friday Night Lights, The Alamo and Scanner Darkly. On HBO's The Sopranos, Turk played the recurring role of Janice's narcoleptic boyfriend, Aaron Arkaway. He is the author of ten books including the recent New York Times best-seller, The Tao of Willie, co-authored with Willie Nelson.
About the Music:
One Peace at a Time features songs by Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens, The Band, Eric Johnson and Bob Schneider. Original score by David Rice.
Solutions profiled in the film include Architecture for Humanity, CARE.org, A Glimmer of Hope, KIVA.org, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank, UCP Wheels for Humanity, FreeRice.com, The Miracle Foundation and The Nobelity Project's work to build libraries and Schools.
"Right and wrong is not that hard. It's just what you choose to do."
- Willie Nelson, "One Peace at a Time"
Distributed by: Monterey Media, a uniquely independent studio
For more information:
contact Monterey media: contact The Nobelity Project
Jenny Mannochio Christy Pipkin
jmanocchio@montereymedia.com christy@nobelity.org
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