HBO Documentary Films and Smile Train Present a Free, Public Screening of 2009 Oscar Award-Winning Documentary Short SMILE PINKI

HBO Documentary Films and Smile Train Present a Free, Public Screening of 2009 Oscar Award-Winning Documentary Short SMILE PINKI

Filmmaker Discussion and Q&A To Follow

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The community is invited to attend a FREE screening of SMILE
PINKI, a documentary short on Wednesday, May 27 at the Sundance
Kabuki theater in San Francisco.

The film chronicles Pinki, a 5-year-old girl who was living with a
severe cleft in one of the poorest areas of India. Not allowed to
attend school and ostracized because of her deformity, Pinki lived
a life of quiet desperation as she waited and wondered if she
would ever receive the cleft surgery her parents could never
afford. Told in a vibrant verite-style, rich with nuance and
complexity, the film follows its wide-eyed protagonist on a
journey from isolation to embrace.

SMILE PINKI debuts June 3 at 7:00pm on HBO.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009
6:00 P.M. - Doors Open
6:30 P.M. - Screening
7:45 P.M. - Filmmaker Discussion & Audience Q&A

WHERE: SUNDANCE KABUKI THEATER 1881 Post Street @ Fillmore

WHO: Megan Mylan - Filmmaker
Moderator: Jonathan Curiel, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

INFO: The public is invited to this free event.
RSVP at www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/smilepinkisf
Info at: 888.560.5856

Source: HBO

CONTACT: Suzanne Baum of HBO, +1-510-610-3911, suzanne.baum@hbo.com

Web Site: http://www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/smilepinkisf

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