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A New Beginning
May 2008

COMING SOON TO THEATERS
Upcoming Festivals & Screenings
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Dear Friends,

On May 2nd, Indestructible will receive its World Theatrical Premiere in Madison, Wisconsin. On May 16 and May 30 it will open in theaters in Los Angeles and San Francisco respectively. Coincidentally it happens to be ALS Awareness Month in May. This was not a planned occurrence of symbiosis, but rather, like many other fortuitous events surrounding this film, it was just meant to be.

Twenty years ago, Indestructible could not have been made. Even ten years ago it would have been nearly impossible. The democratization of the film industry, making this art form available to nearly everyone, has played a crucial role. It's pretty hard to imagine a studio, or private investors, taking a chance on a first time director with a projected life expectancy shorter than the amount of time it usually takes to complete a feature film.

But because we live in a time when anyone, anywhere can speak their mind and be heard by those who care to listen, for the first time in the history of cinema, a film about ALS, made by an ALS patient will be released in theaters on our national stage. That may not be a big deal to some, but for people painfully familiar with ALS it means a lot. It means that their story is being told. Not by someone watching from the outside, but from within. It means that ALS patients can and often do make valuable contributions to our world. It means they are an integral part of the solution to this disease, not just a helpless, pathetic crowd looking for a patron saint.

I never wanted to be a member of this club. No one does. But I am proud to fight tooth and nail alongside some of the most courageous, dedicated and compassionate people I have ever met. The patients, their families, health-care professionals and organizations who are committed to ending this disease have redefined the word strength for me. We now we have an opportunity to do with a film what many ALS patients are unable to do for themselves. To be heard. To say to the world, this is ALS. This is ALS. This is ALS. I don't pretend to think that Indestructible speaks for every ALS patient. But it speaks for some. And that's a start.

Ben Byer





COMING SOON TO THEATERS


Madison, Wisconsin
May 2 - 8, 2008
Westgate Art Cinemas
340 Westgate Mall
Madison, WI
608-271-4033
marcustheaters.com

Los Angeles, California
May 16 - 22, 2008
Laemmle Cinemas Grande 4
345 South Figueroa St.
Downtown Los Angeles
213-617-0268
laemmle.com

San Francisco, California
May 30 - June 5, 2008
The Roxie Cinema
3117 16th Street @ Valencia
San Francisco
415-863-1087
roxie.com




Upcoming Festivals & Screenings


Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Monday, May 5
7:00 p.m.
Free!
Barbes
376 9th Street (at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
brooklynindependent.com

ReelHeART International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
June 16 - 21, 2008
Screening Times:
Thursday, June 19th, 7:15 p.m.
INNIS TOWN HALL
Innis College, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
Advance Sales on line April 21, 2008 at www.reelheart.com

Special Screening to Benefit Indestructible
Sponsored by EQUILIBRIUM Energy + Education
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Dearborn Station
47 W. Polk (at Dearborn), Suite M-5
Chicago, IL 60605
Q&A with Ben will follow
Limited space, please R.S.V.P. to Bernadette (312) 786-1882 or equilibrium-e3.com




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