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6:30 p.m. Documentary
Off and Running (Nicole Opper, 2009)
An intimate portrait of Avery, an African American teenager adopted by a Jewish lesbian couple into their interracial family. Filmmaker Nicole Opper documents this coming-of-age story. See the trailer and read reviews at: http://offandrunningthefilm.com
8:00 p.m. Feature Presentation
precious: based on the novel push by sapphire(Lee Daniels, 2009)
Lee Daniels’ acclaimed— as well as controversial—“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” received highest honors at Sundance and the Independent Spirit Awards, as well as Oscars for Best Screenplay and Supporting Actress. “Precious” explores the troubled life of an abused and isolated African-American teenager who enters an alternative school for at-risk girls.
festival notes: from novel to film
Before there was Precious, there was Sapphire's novel Push. Learn more about the journey from novel to screen in this NPR interview with Sapphire.
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