HAMPTONS' FESTIVAL WINNER COMES STRAIGHT TO PREMIERE IN OHIO 2P,
NOVEMBER 8 AT THE OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
A Decade Under the Influence: 10 Year Anniversary OIFF November 1-9,
2003

For Immediate Release: November 7, 2003

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

Cleveland, Ohio-SCREEN DOOR JESUS, the winner of the Golden Starfish
award at the 2003 Hamptons' International Film Festival this past
month, will premiere in Ohio 2p, Saturday, November 8 at the 10 Year
Anniversary OIFF at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Road
(admission is $10).

SCREEN DOOR JESUS, ex-preacher Kirk Davis' directorial debut,
explores racial and religious barriers that divide families and
communities in a small town in East Texas. Everyday life takes a spin
with the appearance of the image of Christ on an elderly woman's
screen door. The film deftly weaves story lines that include a woman
who develops a life threatening fungus, a wise but irreverent
security guard who also sings in a rock`n roll band, and a banker
who misinterprets the good Samaritan parable. SCREEN DOOR JESUS is
based on short stories by Christopher Cook.

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