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MISSION MOVIE MAGIC BENEFIT FOR
SAN FRANCISCO-BASED INDEPENDENT
FILM TO BE HOSTED BY CELLSPACE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stephanie Lim– 415.533.8085
steph3280@hotmail.com

April 29, 2004 - Event to Feature 4-Course Dinner, Live Music, and Silent Art Auction

San Francisco April 12, 2004

An extravagant benefit dinner for the local, independent film Mission Movie will be held at CELLspace April 29, 2004, at 6 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Mission Movie, the forthcoming feature film about San Franciscoís Mission District. Directed by Bay Area artist and filmmaker Lise Swenson, Mission Movie will have its first public screening at a gala community event on June 4, 2004, in Mission Village.

Tickets to the benefit are $50, with a discounted $35 rate for students, artists, and nonprofit workers. CELLspace is located at 2050 Bryant (between 18th and 19th Streets).

Mission Movie is a passionate, soulful urban drama about the inner life of San Franciscoís most diverse neighborhood. Led by veteran Columbian actor Diego Vasquez and supported by Bay Area actors, the film tells five intersecting stories that take place over one summer. In true form to the Mission District, it features cameos by well-known artists and activists and will feature both Spanish and English subtitles

The benefit dinneróa lavish four-course meal, including wineówill be accompanied by live performances by JouJou, Carolyn Rider Cooley, Laurie Amat, Jose Navarrete & Debby Kajimaya, Clandistine Tribal Belly Dance, Kid Beyond, Go Van Gogh, Cherry & Duck, Kristina, Iris and more surprise guests. The silent art auction will showcase more than 25 pieces by local artists, including Carolyn Rider Cooley, Aaron Noble, Megan Wilson, Scott Williams, Scott McLeod, Alicia McCarthy, Rene Yanez and Rigo. There will also be a sneak peak at the film and other items up for auction.

Advance reservations for tickets or tables can be made via the following payment methods:

Visit www.paypal.com. Recipient email is info@missionmovie.org.

Send a check to:

Mission Movie Magic
656 Vermont St
San Francisco, CA 9410

Leave a voicemail at (415) 364-3082.

Please specify the number of seats you would like to reserve and whether you would like vegetarian or non-vegetarian meals.

The Mission District: 74,633 Residents, 196 Nationalities, 2 Square Miles, One Movie