HBO and Charter Communications Present the Premiere of HBO Films' WARM SPRINGS, Filmed in Its Entirety in Georgia

HBO and Charter Communications Present the Premiere of HBO Films' WARM SPRINGS, Filmed in Its Entirety in Georgia

Screening at The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute For Rehabilitation

Executive Producer Celia Costas, Screenwriter Margaret Nagle and Producer Chrisann Verges Are Scheduled To Attend.

WARM SPRINGS, Ga., April 5 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The riveting story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle with
polio and his treatment at Warm Springs is the subject of the
intimate HBO film WARM SPRINGS, to premiere on Tuesday, April 12
at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation. In
attendance for the invitation-only premiere will be the film's
executive producer Celia Costas, screenwriter, Margaret Nagle and
producer Chrisann Verges. The premiere is presented in
partnership with the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation
Institute. WARM SPRINGS was filmed in its entirety in Georgia.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Media Interviews: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Reception: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Screening: 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Coffee & Dessert: 10:15 p.m.

Attention Atlanta Media: On April 19th, WARM SPRINGS will premiere for invited guests at The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta and media interviews may be scheduled.

WHERE: Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Institute
6135 Roosevelt Highway
Warm Springs, GA

WHY: Starring Kenneth Branagh (Emmy winner for HBO's "Conspiracy") and
Cynthia Nixon (Emmy winner for HBO's "Sex and the City"), the
film follows Franklin Delano Roosevelt, left a paraplegic at age
39, as he seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of rural
Georgia. There he encounters the lives of those not only affected
by the disability but also by poverty, illiteracy and racism. In
time he comes to learn that though he may not walk again, he can
still lead. In Warm Springs a future four-time American
president finds his personal and political soul. WARM SPRINGS
debuts on Saturday, April 30 at (8 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT).

MEDIA: Media interviews with the film's executive producer, screenwriter
and producer will be granted on a first-come basis.

CONTACT: Diane Larche (for HBO): 404-273-3227; dlarchepr@aol.com

Source: Larche Communications

CONTACT: Diane Larche for HBO, +1-404-273-3227, or dlarchepr@aol.com ,
or Martin Harmon for RWSIR, +1-706-655-5668

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