OHIO PREMIERE OF "FLAT-OUT GREAT" FILM 6P, NOVEMBER 7 WITH
DISCUSSION
AND RECEPTION AT THE OIFF
*A Decade Under the Influence: 10 Year Anniversary OIFF November 1-9,
2003
*Sponsored by West Side Cardiology Associates, Cleveland
Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and the Ohio Humanities Council,
an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2003

Contact: Annetta Marion or Bernadette Gillota, Co-Artistic Directors
of Independent Pictures, (216) 651-7315

Cleveland, Ohio-The Baltimore, Maryland Sun says the feature
documentary PARTNERS OF THE HEART "…is flat-out great." The
film premieres in Ohio 6p, Friday, November 7 at the 10 Year
Anniversary OIFF at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road.

Against the backdrop of segregation, a black apprentice with a genius
for surgery and a white surgeon who dared defy medical gospel forged
a partnership that changed the course of medical history. With only a
high school degree, Vivien Thomas became a cardiac pioneer and
teacher to generations of America's premiere heart surgeons at a
time when he himself could not become one. PARTNERS OF THE HEART is
his journey; a compelling, often-overlooked American story of
personal triumph.

Call (216) 651-7315, email OhioIndieFilmFest@..., or visit
www.ohiofilms.com for hotel information and schedule details for the
10 Year Anniversary OIFF, November 1-9, 2003. Visit www.ticketweb.com
for directions and tickets in advance. Attend the festival for the
details on after-festival parties Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights.

Independent Pictures is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established
in 1993. IP is the proud sponsor of the Ohio Independent Film
Festival, Ohio Independent Screenplay Awards, Film Production
Training Program, regional AIVF Salons, Fiscal Agent Sponsorship
Program, Speakers Bureau, annual Director of Photography Workshop,
and a variety of curatorial programs.

INDEPENDENT PICTURES' SPONSORS: Association of Independent Video &
Filmmakers, Audio Visual Rentals, Cleveland Cardiovascular Research
Foundation, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland
Public Theatre, Community Shares of Greater Cleveland, Convention &
Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland Inc., Filmmaker Magazine, The
George Gund Foundation, Hampton Inn, www.InkTip.com, Marriott
Residence Inn, Media Design Imaging, Miller Beer, Northern Ohio Live,
The Offset Theory, Ohio Arts Council, Sherwin Williams, Steen
Editorial, United Labor Agency, West Side Cardiology Associates, the
Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment
for the Humanities

Independent Pictures
1392 West 65th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
(216) 651-7315
(216) 651-7317 fax
OhioIndieFilmFest@...
http://www.ohiofilms.com