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HBO Documentary Films and Smile Train Present a Free, Public Screening of 2009 Oscar Award-Winning Documentary Short SMILE PINKI

Posted on: Tuesday, 12 May 2009, 12:00 CDT

Filmmaker Discussion and Q&A To Follow

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT: The community is invited to attend a FREE screening of SMILE PINKI, a documentary short on Wednesday, May 27 at the Sundance Kabuki theater in San Francisco. The film chronicles Pinki, a 5-year-old girl who was living with a severe cleft in one of the poorest areas of India. Not allowed to attend school and ostracized because of her deformity, Pinki lived a life of quiet desperation as she waited and wondered if she would ever receive the cleft surgery her parents could never afford. Told in a vibrant verite-style, rich with nuance and complexity, the film follows its wide-eyed protagonist on a journey from isolation to embrace. SMILE PINKI debuts June 3 at 7:00pm on HBO. WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009 6:00 P.M. - Doors Open 6:30 P.M. - Screening 7:45 P.M. - Filmmaker Discussion & Audience Q&A WHERE: SUNDANCE KABUKI THEATER 1881 Post Street @ Fillmore WHO: Megan Mylan - Filmmaker Moderator: Jonathan Curiel, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle INFO: The public is invited to this free event. RSVP at www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/smilepinkisf Info at: 888.560.5856

SOURCE HBO


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