Prestigious New York Film Festival to
Screen Work of UNCW Film Studies Chair March 10
3/7/2006 4:50:08 PM
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Wilmington, NC -- "The Lady and the Outlaw Horse," new film by UNC Wilmington Film Studies Chair Dr. Lou Buttino, will be screened in Los Angeles at 10:10 p.m., Friday, March 10 in Screen B of the Laemmle Fairfax Theater, 7907 Beverly Blvd., as part of the prestigious New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF).
"It's a very touching story about a shy, awkward schoolgirl who rescued a horse that was so rebellious the Army was going to shoot him," Buttino said. "Through patience and persistence, she turns the horse into a champion, and in the process is herself transformed into a champion. In fact, she was called the 'greatest rider in America' of the late 1940s. Her courage and success helped to break down barriers for women being able to compete in the Olympics."
The documentary's co-producer is Richard R. Rust of Fuquay, N.C., a retired Army colonel with a Ph.D. in engineering. He brought the story to Buttino's attention, and the two have been at working on it for the past year and a half. Rust is also writing a book about the woman, Jane Pohl, and the horse, "Fitzrada." An esteemed publisher is interested in the work. Jane Pohl is Dr. Rust's mother.
The film The Lady and the Outlaw Horse is the second Buttino film this year to achieve national attention. Broken Brotherhood: Vietnam and the Boys from Colgate, which premiered in North Carolina at UNCW on Nov. 11, 2005, aired on New York City Public Television network station Thirteen/WNET TV, the national flagship station of the Public Broadcasting Service and "best of PBS" designate, on Nov.13.
NYIIFVF is the largest film festival in the world and is recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the festival calendar. Traditionally the festival kicks off with a huge networking party, followed by 10 days of screenings and red carpet premieres. NYIIFVF is known as "the voice for independent film" and receives extensive coverage in all major media, including Variety, Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. The festival's distribution wing, ITN, Distribution, Inc., works with all major film and television markets.
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Contact Dr. Lou Buttino 910/962-7141 or buttinol@uncw.edu.
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