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1 1 6 H e d l i n e r s s x s w. c o m FILM FESTIVAL HEADLINERS Pee-wee's Big Holiday Director: John Lee Screenwriters: Paul Reubens, Paul Rust WORLD PREMIERE | USA | 2016 | 89 MIN In Pee-wee's Big Holiday, a fateful meeting Pee-wee's Big Holiday, a fateful meeting Pee-wee's Big Holiday with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny. Producers: Judd Apatow, Paul Reubens , Executive Producers: Joshua Church, Richard Vane , DP: Tim Orr , Editor: Jeff Buchanan , Principal Cast: Paul Reubens, Joe Manganiello, Jessica Pohly, Alia Shawkat, Stephanie Beatriz Thursday, March 17 | 6:00 PM Prmount Thetre Thursday, March 17 | 11:00 PM Almo Lmr D John Lee John Lee is a writer and producer, known for Wonder Showzen (2005), Xavier: Renegade Angel (2007) and Angel (2007) and Angel The Heart, She Holler (2011). The Heart, She Holler (2011). The Heart, She Holler Netflix Karen Barragan kbarragan@netflix.com Midnight Special Director/ Screenwriter: Jeff Nichols NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE | USA | 2015 | 111 MIN In the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, writer/ Midnight Special, writer/ Midnight Special director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy's special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately, his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever, in this genre-defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human. Producers: Sarah Green, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones , Executive Producers: Glen Basner, Hans Graffunder, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos , DP: Adam Stone , Editor: Julie Monroe , Music: David Wingo , Principal Cast: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sam Shepard Saturday, March 12 | 6:00 PM Prmount Thetre Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols wrote and directed Shotgun Stories, which earned an Independent Spirit nomination, the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle and Austin Film Festivals, and the International Jury Prize at Viennale; Take Shelter, which Take Shelter, which Take Shelter took Cannes honors and five Independent Spirit nominations; and Mud, earning Nichols Mud, earning Nichols Mud an Independent Spirit nomination. Warner Bros. Dennis Higgins dennis.higgins@warnerbros.com Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru Director: Joe Berlinger WORLD PREMIERE | USA | DOC | 2016 | 115 MIN Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, Joe Berlinger's twelfth feature documentary, captures internationally renowned life and business strategist and best-selling author, Tony Robbins, in a revelatory cinéma vérité film that goes behind the scenes of his mega once-a-year seminar Date with Destiny, attended by over 2,500 people, to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions. Granted never before seen access, this film is an emotional tour de force, pulling back the curtain on Tony Robbins and unveiling the inner-workings of this life-altering and controversial event, the zealous participants and the man himself. Producers: Joe Berlinger, Lisa Gray, Kevin Huffman , Executive Producers: David Levien, Brian Koppelman, Jon Kamen, Justin Wilkes , DP: Robert Richman , Editors: Cy Christiansen, Brett Mason , Music: Wendy Blackstone Monday, March 14 | 6:00 PM Prmount Thetre Tuesday, March 15 | 12:00 PM Stellite Venue: Almo Slughter Thursday, March 17 | 11:30 AM Stellite Venue: Mrches Saturday, March 19 | 1:15 PM Stteside Thetre Joe Berlinger Academy Award and seven-time Emmy nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger's films include Brother's Keeper, The Paradise Lost Trilogy, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Crude on pollution in the Amazon Rainforest Crude on pollution in the Amazon Rainforest Crude and Under African Skies about Paul Simon's Under African Skies about Paul Simon's Under African Skies seminal album. Most recently Berlinger completed Whitey: United States of America V. James J. Bulger.