Reveal Productions 3UHVHQWV How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World 'LUHFWHGE\0DFN\$OVWRQ :RUOG3UHPLHUHDWWKH6XQGDQFH)LOP)HVWLYDO 86&LQHPD'RFXPHQWDU\&RPSHWLWLRQPLQXWHV 6XQGDQFH6FUHHQLQJV 0RQGD\-DQXDU\SP7HPSOH7KHDWUH3DUN&LW\ Tuesday, January 24, 1:30 pm, Holiday Village Cinema 3, Park City (Press & Industry) 7XHVGD\-DQXDU\SP3URVSHFWRU6TXDUH7KHDWUH3DUN&LW\ :HGQHVGD\-DQXDU\SP%URDGZD\&HQWUH&LQHPD6DOW/DNH&LW\ 7KXUVGD\-DQXDU\DP3URVSHFWRU6TXDUH7KHDWUH3DUN&LW\ 6DWXUGD\-DQXDU\SP0$5&3DUN&LW\ Publicity Contacts -RKQ0XUSK\ 'DULQ'DUDNDQDQGD 0XUSK\35 0XUSK\35 2IILFH 2IILFH &HOO &HOO MPXSUK\#PXUSK\SUFRP GGDUDNDQDQGD#PXUSK\SUFRP )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQSOHDVHYLVLWKWWSZZZORYHIUHHRUGLHPRYLHFRP LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 2 SYNOPSIS Short /29()5((25',(LVDERXWDPDQZKRVHWZRGHILQLQJSDVVLRQVDUHLQGLUHFWFRQIOLFWKLVORYH IRU*RGDQGIRUKLVSDUWQHU0DUN*HQH5RELQVRQLVWKHILUVWRSHQO\JD\SHUVRQWREHFRPHD ELVKRSLQWKHKLVWRULFWUDGLWLRQVRI&KULVWHQGRP+LVFRQVHFUDWLRQLQWRZKLFKKHZRUHD EXOOHWSURRIYHVWFDXVHGDQLQWHUQDWLRQDOVWLUDQGKHKDVOLYHGZLWKGHDWKWKUHDWVHYHU\GD\VLQFH /29()5((25',(IROORZV5RELQVRQIURPVPDOOWRZQFKXUFKHVLQWKH1HZ+DPSVKLUH1RUWK &RXQWU\WR:DVKLQJWRQ¶V/LQFROQ0HPRULDOWR/RQGRQ¶V/DPEHWK3DODFHDVKHFDOOVIRUDOOWR VWDQGIRUHTXDOLW\±LQVSLULQJELVKRSVSULHVWVDQGRUGLQDU\IRONWRFRPHRXWIURPWKHVKDGRZVDQG FKDQJHKLVWRU\ Long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±LQVSLULQJELVKRSVSULHVWVDQGRUGLQDU\IRONWRFRPHRXWIURPWKHVKDGRZVDQG FKDQJHKLVWRU\ 6XEMHFWVIURPWKHILOPLQFOXGLQJ%LVKRS*HQH5RELQVRQZLOOEHLQDWWHQGDQFHDW6XQGDQFHDQG DYDLODEOHIRULQWHUYLHZV/29()5((25',(UHXQLWHVWKHILOPPDNLQJWHDPRI0DFN\$OVWRQDQG 6DQGUD,WNRIIZKRFROODERUDWHGRQ7+(.,//(5:,7+,1$OVWRQDOVRGLUHFWHG)$0,/<1$0( ZKLFKSUHPLHUHGDW6XQGDQFHDQGSULRUSURGXFWLRQFUHGLWVIRU,WNRIILQFOXGH'()$0$7,21 &$',//$&'(6(57 LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 3 'LUHFWRU¶V6WDWHPHQW LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 4 Cast Bios Bishop Gene Robinson ± Diocese of New Hampshire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³)RUWKH%LEOH7HOOV0H6R´,Q*HQH¶VERRN³,QWKH(\HRIWKH 6WRUP6ZHSWWRWKH&HQWHUE\*RG´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¶V'HSDUWPHQW+HDOWK +XPDQ6HUYLFHV LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 5 Filmmaker Bios Macky Alston - Director 0DFN\$OVWRQGRFXPHQWDU\ILOPPDNHUPRVWUHFHQWO\GLUHFWHGLove Free or DieD IHDWXUHILOPDERXWRSHQO\JD\ELVKRS*HQH5RELQVRQDQGWKHLQWHUQDWLRQDOILUHVWRUPKLV FRQVHFUDWLRQVSDUNHGZKLFKZLOOSUHPLHUHDWWKH6XQGDQFH)LOP)HVWLYDO $OVWRQ¶VILUVWILOPFamily NameSUHPLHUHGDWWKH6XQGDQFH)LOP)HVWLYDOLQZKHUHLW ZRQWKH)UHHGRPRI([SUHVVLRQ$ZDUGDQGODWHUDLUHGRQ3%6¶POV. 6LQFHWKHQKHKDV GLUHFWHGQuestioning Faith SUHPLHUHG)XOO)UDPH +RW'RFV,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LOP )HVWLYDOVDLUHG+%2&LQHPD[ The Killer Within SUHPLHUHG7RURQWR,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LOP)HVWLYDODLUHG'LVFRYHU\7LPHV DQGHard Road Home SUHPLHUHG 6RXWKE\6RXWKZHVWDLUHG3%6¶,ndependent Lens $OVWRQLVDSDUWQHUZLWK6DQGUD,WNRIIDQG&KULVWRSKHU:KLWHLQ5HYHDO3URGXFWLRQV+LV DZDUGVLQFOXGHWKH*RWKDP2SHQ3DOP$ZDUGDQG(PP\QRPLQDWLRQVIRUWKUHHRIKLV ILOPVDQGKHKDVDSSHDUHGLQSUHVVDURXQGWKHZRUOGLQFOXGLQJThe Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Today ShowDQGThe New York Times Sandra Itkoff - Producer 6DQGUD,WNRIILVDSURGXFHURIDZDUGZLQQLQJGRFXPHQWDULHVDQGFKLOGUHQ¶VSURJUDPPLQJ ZKRVHODWHVWSURMHFWLove Free or DieZLOOKDYHLWVSUHPLHUHDWWKH6XQGDQFH)LOP )HVWLYDO 7KH ILOP D IHDWXUH GRFXPHQWDU\ GLUHFWHG E\ 0DFN\ $OVWRQ DERXW RSHQO\ JD\ %LVKRS *HQH 5RELQVRQ DQG WKH LQWHUQDWLRQDOILUHVWRUP VSDUNHG E\ KLV FRQVHFUDWLRQ LV VFKHGXOHGWRDLURQ3%6LQODWH ,QKHU(XURSHDQ)LOP$ZDUGQRPLQDWHGGRFXPHQWDU\ILOP DefamationGLUHFWHGE\ <RDY 6KDPLU H[SORUHG WKH FRPSOLFDWHG UHODWLRQVKLS EHWZHHQ -HZV DQG DQWL6HPLWLVP DQGZRQFULWLFDODFFODLPZRUOGZLGH7KHVDPH\HDUKHUILOPOff and RunningGLUHFWHG E\1LFROH2SSHUDLUHGRQ3%67KHGRFXPHQWDU\WUDFHGWKHFRPLQJRIDJHRID\RXQJ $IULFDQ $PHULFD ZRPDQ UDLVHG E\ D -HZLVK OHVELDQ FRXSOH DQG ZDV QRPLQDWHGIRU DQ (PP\$ZDUG 0V ,WNRII¶V IHDWXUH GRFXPHQWDU\ ILOP The Killer Within DOVR GLUHFWHG E\ $OVWRQ SUHPLHUHG DW WKH 7RURQWR ,QWHUQDWLRQDO )LOP )HVWLYDO DQG DLUHG RQ WKH 'LVFRYHU\ 7LPHVQHWZRUNWKHIROORZLQJ\HDU +HU ILOP Ladies as Gentlemen: Drag Kings on Tour, D URDG GRFXPHQWDU\ SUHPLHUHGRQWKH'LVFRYHU\&KDQQHODQG ZRQ %HVW'RFXPHQWDU\$XGLHQFH$ZDUGVDW 2XWIHVW/RV$QJHOHVWKH6DQ)UDQFLVFR*D\DQG/HVELDQ)LOP)HVWLYDODQGWKH7RURQWR *D\DQG/HVELDQ)LOP)HVWLYDO 6KHZDVWKHH[HFXWLYHSURGXFHURIThe Twentieth Century ProjectDVL[ILOPVHULHVWKDW DLUHG RQ WKH 6KRZWLPH QHWZRUN 7KH SURMHFW EURXJKW WRJHWKHU GLUHFWRUV 1RUPDQ -HZLVRQ Moonstruck, In the Heat of the Night %DUU\/HYLQVRQ DinerRain Man *DUU\ 0DUVKDOO Pretty Woman *UHJRU\ 1DYD El Norte 5REHUW 7RZQVHQG Hollywood LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 6 Shuffle DQG 5REHUW =HPHNLV Forrest Gump WR H[SORUH LQ GRFXPHQWDU\ IRUP WRSLFV WKH\IHOWZHUHUHSUHVHQWDWLYHRIWKHWKFHQWXU\ 0V ,WNRII ZRQ WKH SUHVWLJLRXV 'X3RQW &ROXPELD $ZDUG IRU KHU IRXUSDUW 3%6 GRFXPHQWDU\ VHULHV Cadillac Desert ZKLFK IRFXVHG RQ WKH HSLF SROLWLFDO DQG HQYLURQPHQWDOVWUXJJOHIRUZDWHULQWKHPRGHUQ$PHULFDQ:HVW ,QDGGLWLRQWRKHUGRFXPHQWDU\ZRUN0V,WNRIISURGXFHGWKHDQLPDWHGFKLOGUHQ¶VVHULHV Grossology: The Science of Really Gross Things IRU1HOYDQDDQG'LVFRYHU\.LGV Christopher White - Editor &KULVWRSKHU:KLWHKDVEHHQDGRFXPHQWDU\ILOPHGLWRUVLQFH:KLWHKDVHGLWHG QXPHURXVDZDUGZLQQLQJILOPVILYHLQFROODERUDWLRQZLWKGLUHFWRU0DFN\$OVWRQLQFOXGLQJ The Killer Within DVHGLWRUDQGFRGLUHFWRU ZKLFKZDVQRPLQDWHGIRUD%HVW 'RFXPHQWDU\(PP\DQGHard Road HomeQRPLQDWHGIRUD%HVW'RFXPHQWDU\(PP\ LQ +LVODWHVWFROODERUDWLRQ DVHGLWRUDQGFRSURGXFHU ZLWK$OVWRQLVLove Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the WorldZKLFKZLOOSUHPLHUHDWWKH 6XQGDQFH)LOP)HVWLYDO)RU$FDGHP\$ZDUGQRPLQDWHGILOPPDNHU5RJHU:HLVEHUJ :KLWHKDVHGLWHGWKUHHIHDWXUHOHQJWKILOPVIRU3%6Aging OutWaging A LivingDQG Critical Condition)RUILOPPDNHU$QQH%XIRUGDQG$FDGHP\$ZDUGQRPLQDWHGSURGXFHU &KLHPL.DUDVDZD:KLWHZDVDQHGLWRURQElevateZKLFKSUHPLHUHGDWWKH6;6: )LOP)HVWLYDODQGZRQWKH%HVW'RFXPHQWDU\$ZDUGDWWKH'DOODV,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LOP )HVWLYDO :KLWHLVDSDUWQHULQ5HYHDO3URGXFWLRQVZLWK3URGXFHU6DQG\,WNRIIDQG'LUHFWRU0DFN\ $OVWRQ LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 7 Credits 'LUHFWHGE\ 0$&.<$/6721 3URGXFHGE\ 6$1'5$,7.2)) (GLWHGE\ &+5,6723+(5:+,7( 'LUHFWRURI3KRWRJUDSK\ 720+85:,7=$6& 6RXQG 3(7(5-0,//(5 &RPSRVHU 3$8/%5,// &R3URGXFHU &+5,6723+(5:+,7( $VVRFLDWH3URGXFHU 3XEOLFLVW -2+10853+< $GGLWLRQDO&DPHUD $9,.$6725,$12 $;(/%$80$1 1,1$'$9(13257 '$1'(16&+ %5,$1'2:/(< -$<*,//(63,( .$7+<+8$1* 6+$81.$'/(& -$&2%2.$'$ $GGLWLRQDO6RXQG $/$1%$5.(5 -$<0$85(5 0$5.52< -77$.$*, %/$.(:,1'+$0 3URGXFWLRQ0DQDJHUV LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012 Sundance Film Festival Page 8 $1*(/$0$57(1(= -2<60,7+ 3URGXFWLRQ$VVLVWDQWV -$<*,//(63,( 623+,(*2**,16 +$/026.2:,7= (5,15((6( 3RVW3URGXFWLRQ 3RVW3URGXFWLRQ6XSHUYLVRU -8/,$0,17= 6RXQG(GLWRU 0$5<(//(132572 'LDORJXH(GLWRU (67+(55(*(/621 2QOLQH(GLWRU&RORULVW -21)25'+$0 2QOLQH)DFLOLW\ )5$0(5811(5,1& 7LWOH'HVLJQ *,/1(92 *UDSKLFV (QG&UHGLWV 9,&725%$55262 5HVHDUFKHUV -8',7+$/(< $//$1%$/':,1 623+,(*2**,16 -2<60,7+ 'LJLWL]LQJ$VVLVWDQW 5<$1%(,&.(57 (GLW5RRP,QWHUQ (5,15((6( LOVE FREE OR DIE U.S. Documentary Competition/2012