ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MEDIA ADVISORY 9510 Elk GroveFlorin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624 Office (916) 6867732 | Fax (916) 6867787
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2016
Contact: Xanthi Pinkerton Mobile +1 (916) 2616219 [email protected]
SUNDANCE HIT MOVIE “OTHER PEOPLE” WRITTEN BY SHELDON HIGH GRADUATE AND SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (SNL) COLEAD WRITER, CHRIS KELLY, TO BE PRESENTED AT SHELDON HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Screening takes place on the same day the awardwinning movie opens nationwide
WHAT: “Other People” is a film written and directed by former Husky, Chris Kelly, who is currently the colead writer for Saturday Night Live. It is loosely based on his own experiences coming home to assist his mother, Joanne Piazza, a former Isabelle Jackson Elementary School teacher, as she battled cancer. The movie stars Molly Shannon, Jesse Plemons, and Bradley Whitford. It also includes cameos by several current and former EGUSD teachers.
WHERE: Sheldon High School Performing Arts Center, 8333 Kingsbridge Drive, Sacramento, CA 95829.
WHEN: Friday, September 9, 2016 at 6:15 p.m.
WHO: Sheldon High staff and students, and movie buffs from throughout the EGUSD.
WHY: As a Sheldon High School graduate, Kelly says he has fond memories of his high school days. He participated in the ARTSwork Academy, a fouryear program to “empower students to meet the standards of excellence that foster creative exploration of the visual and performing arts” and “cultivate a lifelong appreciation of the role the arts play in a culturally diverse society”.
He counts former Sheldon Theatre Program Director Maureen Messier as among his mentors, and invited her to the August 31st Los Angeles premiere of the movie. Messier will be attending the September 9 screening.
“I am truly blessed to have been Chris Kelly’s teacher and am thrilled to be able to watch his journey continue,” said Maureen Messier. “Being invited to attend the Hollywood premiere of Chris Kelly's movie was a tear and humorfilled experience. The movie is a heartwrenching inside look at the experiences someone goes through when aiding a loved one through an illness like cancer. He is just an amazingly talented man that is so warm, kind and gracious. Thank you Chris for the honor of being included at your premiere!”
Other People Trailer
Chris Kelly interview
Disclaimer – “Other People” contains profanity and addresses adult sexual situations. It is intended for mature audiences. The opinions expressed in the movie do not necessarily reflect the Elk Grove Unified School District’s views. The movie contains content that depicts a family’s struggles when faced with cancer.
About the Elk Grove Unified School District
The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) is the fifthlargest school district in California located in southern Sacramento County. EGUSD covers 320 square miles and includes 65 schools: 40 elementary schools, nine middle schools, nine high schools, five alternative education schools, an adult school, one charter school and a virtual academy. Offering a multitude of educational programs, including over 40 careerthemed academies and pathways within 14 industry sectors, we prepare our students for college and career by supporting them with the means to be creative problem solvers; selfaware, selfreliant, and selfdisciplined; technically literate; effective communicators and collaborators; and engaged in the community as individuals with integrity. We integrate rigorous academics with careerbased learning and real world workplace experiences and strive for having every student learning in every classroom, every subject, every day.
For more information about the Elk Grove Unified School District, please visit www.egusd.net and follow us @ElkGroveUnified on Facebook and Twitter.
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