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Face 2 Face

USA 107 min.

Sunday, October 14, at 8:30 p.m.
Chalmette Movies
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Tuesday, October 16, at 6:15 p.m.
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Director
Katherine Brooks
Cinematographer, Editor
Maria T. Senger
Director Bio
At 16, Katherine Brooks ran away from her small town home in Louisiana to pursue a career in Hollywood. With only $150 to her name, Katherine slept in her car in the parking lot of a motel. Today, with over 15 years of experience in film (Loving Annabelle, Waking Madison) and television (The Osbournes, The Real World, The Simple Life) Brooks is running her own production company, Big Easy Pictures, taking her experience in reality television and applying it to documentary feature films. Last November, Brooks was awarded the prestigious POWER UP Award for her activism in the LGBT community.
Producers
Katherine Brooks, Cynthi Stefenoni, Beth Hohlier

  • Face 2 Face Trailer

Synopsis

Face 2 Face is a feature-length documentary that follows the 11,000-mile cross-country voyage of Emmy-winning director, Katherine Brooks.
After major surgery, Katherine was feeling isolated and alone. Spending her days on Facebook, Katherine noticed she had 5,000 virtual friends, but had not had a hug in over a month. Struck with the idea that it takes more than a friend request to be a friend, she posted the following status update: the first 50 people who say YES…I’m coming to your city to meet you face to face.
Within 9 minutes, Katherine had her 50.
Funded solely by 846 backers on Kickstarter, in the summer of 2011 Katherine journeyed into the homes and lives of her virtual “friends” in an adventure that would change, and maybe even save her life.

Links

http://www.face2facemovie.com

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