Walt Disney Pictures Presents Morning Light
October 1, 2008
Walt Disney Pictures:
WHAT: The WORLD PREMIERE of Walt Disney Pictures' MORNING LIGHT, an exciting true-life documentary that tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. WHO: From the film: Roy E. Disney (conceived by, producer, executive producer), Leslie DeMeuse (conceived by, producer, executive producer), Morgan Sackett (producer), Mark Monroe (director/writer), Paul Crowder (co-producer/editor), team members Chris Branning, Graham Brant-Zawadzki, Charlie Enright, Jesse Fielding, Robbie Kane, Steve Manson, Chris Schubert, Kate Theisen, Mark Towill, Genny Tulloch, Piet van Os, Chris Welch, Kit Will and Jeremy Wilmot, sailing coaches Robbie Haines, Stan Honey, Mike Howard and Roy P. Disney Special Guests: Andy Garcia, David Arquette, Markie Post WHEN/ Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 WHERE: Press Arrivals: 5:30 p.m. El Capitan Theatre Red Carpet: 6:00 p.m. 6838 Hollywood Blvd. Film Screening: 7:30 p.m. Hollywood, CA ABOUT Fifteen young sailors... six months of intense training... one THE chance at the brass ring. This exciting true-life documentary MOVIE: tells the inspiring story of a group of intrepid and determined young men and women, on the cusp of adulthood, as they embark on life's first great adventure. Racing a high- performance 52-foot sloop in the TRANSPAC, the most revered of open-ocean sailing competitions, the crew of "Morning Light" matches wits and skills in a dramatic 2500 mile showdown against top professionals. From their earliest training sessions in Hawaii conducted by world-class teachers through their test of endurance on the high seas, they form an unbreakable bond in the process of becoming a singular team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Conceived, produced and executive produced by Roy E. Disney and Leslie DeMeuse, and directed and edited by two of the key filmmakers responsible for the recent rock documentary "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who," MORNING LIGHT will appeal to the sense of adventure in everyone. Rated PG. Opens in theaters October 17, 2008.
More information is available at www.Disney.com/MorningLight.
Press materials are available at www.wdsfilmpr.com.
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