DAY BY DAY AT THE 2008 OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL,

MAY 5 – 11

For Immediate Release: April 17, 2008
Contact: Bernadette Gillota, Artistic Director / Independent Pictures,
(216) 651-7315.

Cleveland, Ohio-Please join us for the 2008 Ohio Independent Film
Festival, May 5 – 11, 2008.
Most events are presented at Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square
Theatre, 6405 Detroit Ave.,and vary in price per program. Surf
www.ohiofilms.com for the complete festival schedule. Visit
www.ticketweb.com for directions and advance ticket sales.Attend the
festival for details on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Some daily highlights include:

· Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7PM - ERIE QUEERIE SHORTS PROGRAM. Presented
in partnership with the Lesbian, Gay,Bisexual, and Transgender Center of
Cleveland. A series of gay-themed short films from around the world.


· Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 7PM - WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS? Presented
in Partnership with Geniocity.com. How does an artist balance the need to
create, to make sense of one's life through stories, songs, painting, and
sculpture and the demands of family? Historically, women have not been able to
mother and make art - neither pay.


· Thursday, May 8, 2008: OHIO DAY, films written,directed,
photographed, and starring Ohioans, starting at 2PM and running until
10PM.

* 2PM MISADVENTURE ,
* 4PM SHORTS
* 6PM we present THE COURIER and
* 8PM is KINGSBURY RUN.


· Friday, MAY 9 - 7PM : CHASIN' GUS'GHOST . A documentary of
the history of jug band music. A special event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum. Post screening party at the newly renovated Park Lane Villa
Ballroom. This event is a benefit for Independent Pictures Film Production
Internship Program. Tickets are $75 and available at ticketweb.com.


· Saturday, May 10, NOON - 8PM: Short and feature films, including at

12NOON – WAR EAGLE, ARKANSAS.War Eagle is a character-driven drama
about a young man's choice of whether to leave his family and friends
for a career in baseball or stay and redeem his struggling community.

· Sunday, MAY 11, 12NOON -10PM:Short and feature films all day and
night. At 12noon we present the second screening of the sold out THE
RAPTURE premiere from the previous night. The feature film by Johnny K. Wu has a
limited number of seats available.

At 2PM – DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE, 4PM Shorts Program and 7PM a shorts
program presented in partnership with Community Shares of
Greater Cleveland.


Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It was
founded in 1993, and maintains a rich history of bringing unique and
engaging film events to Cleveland, Ohio and other communities. IP is
the proud presenter of the Ohio Independent Film Festival, Film
Production Internship Program, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship Program,
Speakers Bureau, the Director of Photography Workshop, and a variety of film
related programs.

Independent Pictures is a member of Greater Cleveland Community Shares.
Community Shares supports 36 local nonprofits working for long-term, sustainable
solutions to build a stronger Cleveland.Learn more about Community Shares and
supporting social justice through workplace giving at www.communityshares.org
<http://www.communityshares.org/> .


INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: AudioVisual Rentals, Community Shares
of Greater Cleveland, www.InkTip.com <http://www.inktip.com/> , Media
Design Imaging, OhioArts Council, Sherwin Williams.



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