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1 5 5 2 0 1 6 S X S W F I L M P R O G R A M G U I D E 2 4 B e t s P e r S e c o n d 24 BEATS PER SECOND FILM FESTIVAL Miss Sharon Jones! Director: Barbara Kopple DOC | USA | 2015 | 94 MIN On the eve of the release of her new album, internationally recognized soul singer Sharon Jones was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Tour dates were cancelled, the album pushed back and Sharon entered into a fight for her life and career. Miss Sharon Jones! intimately follows this intense and courageous year in Sharon's life detailing her cancer journey and return to the stage. Producers: Barbara Kopple, David Cassidy , DP: Gary Griffin , Editors: Jean Tsien ACE, Anne Fratto , Music: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Friday, March 11 | 9:00 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Tuesday, March 15 | 11:00 AM Prmount Thetre Friday, March 18 | 1:45 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple produced and directed Harlan County, USA and American Dream, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Her other films include Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, Wild Man Blues, Shut Up & Sing, Gun Fight, Running From Crazy, Hot Type: 150 Years of the Nation, and her latest, Miss Sharon Jones! Cabin Creek Films cabincreekfilms@aol.com Miles Ahead Director: Don Cheadle Screenwriters: Don Cheadle, Steven Baigelman USA | 2015 | 99 MIN Miles Ahead, inspired by events in his life, Miles Ahead, inspired by events in his life, Miles Ahead is a wildly entertaining, impressionistic, no- holds barred portrait of one of 20th century music's creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Cheadle makes his bravura directorial debut. Producers: Darryl Porter, Vince Wilburn, Daniel Wagner, Robert Ogden Barnum, Don Cheadle, Pamela Hirsch, Lenore Zerman , Executive Producers: Mark Amin, Steven Baigelman, Cheryl Davis, Erin Davis, Robert Lewis , DP: Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC , Editors: John Axelrad, ACE, Kayla M. Emter , Music: Robert Glasper , Principal Cast: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lakeith Lee Stanfield, Michael Stuhlbarg Wednesday, March 16 | 8:00 PM Prmount Thetre Saturday, March 19 | 7:00 PM Stteside Thetre Don Cheadle Miles Ahead marks the directorial debut Miles Ahead marks the directorial debut Miles Ahead of Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle. Don's credits include Boogie Nights, Traffic, Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Iron Man 2 and Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Iron Man 2 and Hotel Rwanda, Crash, Iron Man 2 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the upcoming Captain America: Civil War. Don also stars in, executive produces, and occasionally directs Showtime's House of Lies, for which he has earned a Golden Globe. Sony Pictures Classics maya_anand@spe.sony.com Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg Director: Marshall Fine WORLD PREMIERE | DOC | USA | 94 MIN A hilarious and heartfelt look at the career and influence of comedy legend Robert Klein. Producers: Marshall Fine, Brennan Vance , DP: Brennan Vance , Editors: Josh Williams, Chuck Greenwood Thursday, March 17 | 1:15 PM Stteside Thetre Friday, March 18 | 11:00 AM Stellite Venue: Mrches Marshall Fine Writer Marshall Fine's film, Do You Sleep in the Nude?, played SXSW 2008. He is the author of three biographies, most recently Accidental Genius: How John Cassvetes Invented the American Independent Film (2006). He is a member and four-time chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle and is critic-in- residence at The Picture House in Pelham, NY.