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1 6 9 2 0 1 6 S X S W F I L M P R O G R A M G U I D E Fe s t i v l F v o r i t e s FESTIVAL FAVORITES FILM FESTIVAL Trapped Director: Dawn Porter Screenwriters: Dawn Porter, Sari Gilman DOC | USA | 2016 | 90 MIN From 2011 to 2015, hundreds of regulations were passed restricting access to abortion in the US. Reproductive rights advocates refer to these as "TRAP" laws – Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. Southern clinics, in particular, have been hit hardest and are now in a fight for survival. Trapped interweaves Trapped interweaves Trapped the personal stories behind these regulatory battles: from the physician, to the clinic owners, to the lawyers, to the women they are determined to help. In this feature length character driven film, our main characters fight alongside dedicated attorneys to preserve abortion rights in a country living with the mistaken belief that Roe v Wade still protects a woman's right to choose. Producers: Dawn Porter, Marilyn Ness , Executive Producer: Cindy Meehl , DPs: Chris Hilleke, Nadia Hallgren , Editor: Sari Gilman , Music: Paul Brill & Elizabeth Ziman Friday, March 11 | 6:00 PM Topfer Thetre t ZACH Saturday, March 12 | 3:45 PM Almo Lmr B Friday, March 18 | 3:30 PM Almo Lmr B Dawn Porter Dawn Porter is an award-winning filmmaker whose documentary, Gideon's Army, won Gideon's Army, won Gideon's Army the Sundance Film Festival Editing Award and was nominated for an Emmy. Dawn's other films include Spies of Mississippi and Spies of Mississippi and Spies of Mississippi Rise: The Promise of My Brother's Keeper. Dawn's current film, Trapped, explores the impact of Trapped, explores the impact of Trapped laws regulating abortion clinics in the South. Big Mouth Productions Marilyn Ness marilyn@bigmouthproductions.com Sing Street Director/ Screenwriter: John Carney USA, IRELAND | 2016 | 105 MIN With 1980s Dublin mired in recession, Conor's parents move him from a comfortable private school to a rough inner-city public school where the scrappy 14-year-old forms a band. Mentored by his older brother, a dropout who's hip to cool tunes, Conor starts to compose lyrics and the glam-ish band finds its "no covers" groove. Renaming himself Cosmo, he convinces the mysterious, über- cool Raphina to star in their music videos (and tries to win her heart in the process). Producers: Anthony Bregman, Martina Niland, John Carney , DP: Yaron Orbach , Editor: Andrew Marcus, Julian Ulrichs , Music: John Carney, Gary Clark , Principal Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen, Mark McKenna, Maria Doyle Kennedy Friday, March 11 | 6:15 PM Rollins Thetre t the Long Center Monday, March 14 | 8:00 PM Stellite Venue: Mrches Wednesday, March 16 | 11:30 AM Almo Ritz 1 John Carney Dublin-based writer/director John Carney came to the world's attention following the box office hit and critically acclaimed musical Once (2006), which collected awards at the Once (2006), which collected awards at the Once Independent Spirit Awards and the Sundance Film Festival. He has also directed the audience favorites Zonad (2003) and Zonad (2003) and Zonad Begin Again (2013). The Weinstein Company Kim Barrett (212) 845-8610 Kim.Barrett@weinsteinco.com