HBO And Malaria No More In Partnership With The Carter Center And Emory University's Institute For Developing Nations To Premiere "MARY AND MARTHA" At The Carter Center On Tuesday, April 16

HBO And Malaria No More In Partnership With The Carter Center And Emory University's Institute For Developing Nations To Premiere "MARY AND MARTHA" At The Carter Center On Tuesday, April 16

Post-Screening Discussion on Malaria to Follow Screening






WHAT: The invitation-only, Atlanta premiere of the
HBO Film MARY AND MARTHA, presented by HBO and
Malaria No More in partnership with the Carter
Center's Malaria Control Program and Emory
University's Institute for Developing Nations.
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Oscar(R) winner Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar
Baby," "Boys Don't Cry") and Oscar(R) nominee
Brenda Blethyn ("Little Voice," "Secrets &
Lies") star in HBO Films' MARY AND MARTHA, the
story of two mothers who find a way to make a
difference, one child at a time. Swank plays
an American interior designer who takes her
little boy on an extended trip to Africa;
Blethyn is an English housewife whose own son
heads to Africa as a volunteer. When malaria
strikes, the lives of these very different
women change forever. They forge a deep
friendship and embark on an epic journey of
self-discovery to Africa, dedicating
themselves to the cause of malaria prevention.
Beginning to rebuild their lives, they show
how ordinary people can make a difference and
inspire positive change in the process. Sam
Claflin ("Pirates of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides"), Frank Grillo ("End of
Watch"), Lux Haney-Jardine ("Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter") and James Woods (HBO's "Too
Big To Fail") also star. Phillip Noyce
("Salt") directs from a script by Richard
Curtis ("Love Actually").


Africa bears the greatest burden of malaria
with approximately 90% of all reported cases.
In Africa, one child in 10 dies from this
preventable parasitic disease that kills one
million people each year, mostly children.
Malaria is transmitted from person to person
by the female Anopheles mosquito, which bites
only at night. The disease infects the human
liver and red blood cells, causing high fevers
and flu-like symptoms*.
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WHO: The following are available for interviews:

Paul Emerson, Ph.D., Co-director, the Carter
Center's Malaria Control Program and Director,
the Carter Center's Trachoma Control Program

Amy Patterson, Ph.D., M.H.S., Assistant
Director, the Carter Center's Malaria Control
Program
Sita Ranchod-Nilsson, Ph.D.,
Director, Emory University's Institute for
Developing Nations


Panel Discussants:

Dr. Paul Emerson
Dr. Mari Webel, Postdoctoral
Fellow in African Studies and in Global
Health, Culture and Society, Emory University

Dr. Sujatha Reddy, (moderator) --Medical
Correspondent, WXIA NBC 11 and Adjunct
Assistant Professor, Emory University School
of Medicine


WHEN: Tuesday, April 16, 2013:

5:45pm On-site media interviews in green room

6:00pm Reception in Ivan Allen III Pavilion

6:45pm Screening in Cecil B. Day Chapel

8:30pm Panel discussion on malaria

8:50pm Coffee and Dessert Reception


WHERE: The Carter Center

453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307


Complimentary valet parking will be provided.


DETAILS: MARY AND MARTHA debuts exclusively on HBO on
Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and
replays on World Malaria Day, April 25 and
other dates in April and May. For more on the
film, visit facebook.com/HBO and twitter.com
@HBO #MARYandMARTHA.
About the Carter Center's Malaria Control Program
Launched in 2007, the Carter Center's Malaria Control Program today works in partnership with the national programs in Ethiopia and Nigeria--two of the world's most affected countries--to prevent and treat malaria as well as to develop a better understanding of how to fight the disease in the local context. Visit www.cartercenter.org to learn more.

About Emory University's Institute for Developing Nations
Emory University's Institute for Developing Nations (IDN) advances engaged scholarship in partnership with Carter Center programs that promote human rights and alleviate human suffering. By connecting the academic mission of Emory University with The Carter Center's work, IDN initiatives underscore the importance of knowledge to positive social transformation. IDN fosters collaboration among academics, practitioners and policy makers through support for research, learning, the open exchange of ideas and capacity building.

Advance phone and onsite interviews available
Media requests should be directed to: Valerie Harris, HBO,
404-966-2445 or valerie@kinseygrouppr.com

*Clip reels are available for broadcast media*

*Statistics courtesy of the Carter Center's Malaria Control Program

/PRNewswire -- April 11, 2013/

SOURCE HBO

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