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Heartland presents “Alan & Naomi” as final program in 2005 Truly Moving Film Series

Indianapolis, IN – Join Heartland Film Festival® and the Indianapolis Art Center on Sunday, November 20 for the final program in Heartland’s Truly Moving Film Series. “Alan & Naomi” will be the special feature presentation. Based on the novel by Myron Levoy, this coming-of-age story tells of the unbreakable bond between two unlikely friends, a streetwise Brooklyn teenager and a young French girl, in 1944 Brooklyn. Director Sterling Van Wagenen will host a question and answer session following the screening of this 1992 Heartland Crystal Heart Award winner. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. General admission tickets will be sold at the door and cost $7, $5 for students and seniors (60 and over). Call 317-464-9405 or visit www.HeartlandFilmFestival.org for more information. Limited seating is available.

 

Heartland created the Truly Moving Film Series to offer movie fans a chance to see and discuss moving films throughout the year. The films are shown at the Indianapolis Art Center, located at 820 E. 67th Street in Broad Ripple, through a first time collaboration between the two Indianapolis-based arts organizations.

 

The film series is made possible through contributions from 92.3 WTTS, Exact Target, The Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission and Wallace Construction Inc.

 

The event is also part of the Spirit & Place Festival, an annual festival of the arts, humanities and religion, taking place Nov. 4-20 at sites around Central Indiana. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.spiritandplace.org or call The Polis Center at IUPUI at 274-2455.

 

“Alan & Naomi” is the story of Alan, a normal 14-year-old boy engrossed in stickball and model airplanes until his parents ask him to befriend the girl next door. When Alan first meets Naomi, a young French girl whose father was killed by the Nazis, her only response is to scream. Nothing he does seems to make a difference. His persistence eventually pays off, and Naomi finally emerges. They quickly become close friends. But Naomi is as fragile as the model planes Alan flies. He begins a bittersweet journey that will change him forever.

 

Heartland Film Festival, a non-profit organization, was established in 1991 to recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life. Each October, Heartland screens Truly Moving PicturesSM from around the world, ranging from dramas to documentaries to animation. Heartland awards more than $100,000 in cash prizes and Crystal Heart Awards to the Festival's top entries, including a $50,000 grand prize for best dramatic feature. The Jimmy Stewart Memorial Crystal Heart Award winners for the best student films and the Crystal Heart Award winners share the remaining money. The Crystal Heart Award cash prizes are given in honor of Max Simon by his parents, Melvin and Bren Simon, through the Max Simon Charitable Foundation. In 14 years, Heartland has awarded more than $1.4 million to support filmmakers in their quest to create Truly Moving Pictures.

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