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    Opening Night Film: "From the Rough"

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    Presented by International Black Film Festival of Nashville at TPAC - James K. Polk Theater

    October 5, 2011

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    The International Black Film Festival of Nashville (IBFFN) and Gyre Entertainment will present “From the Rough” starring Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Hustle and Flow”) as the festival’s opening night film, Wednesday, October 5, 6:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center Polk Theater.

    Based on the true story of Dr. Catana Starks, a former swim coach and current professor at Tennessee State University who gained notoriety for becoming the first female head coach of an NCAA Division One Men’s Golf Team. Starks’ story shows her drive, passion, and guts in taking a group of unruly kids from around the world attending a historcially black college/university (HBCU) in Nashville, Tennessee and guiding them to an all-time record at the PGA National Collegiate Minority Championship.

    Director/Co-writer Pierre Bagley and Co-founder/Executive Producer Michael Critelli collaborated to assemble a notable list of cast members. Actors Michael Clark Duncan (“Green Mile”) and Henry Simmons (“CSI Miami”, “NYPD Blue”), R&B singer and actress LeToya Luckett (“The Preachers Kid,” former member of R&B group Destiny’s Child), actor Justin Chon (“The Twillight Saga”) and Tom Felton (“Harry Potter”).

    While the film is scheduled to be in theaters early 2012, the International Black Flim Festival of Nashville will give audiences a chance to see the film in advance of the movies' opening night.


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        TPAC - James K. Polk Theater

        505 Deaderick Street
        Nashville, TN 37219

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        Tickets:

        Tickets
        $12.50/Individual Screening
        $30/Individual Workshop
        $30/Individual Party
        $125/VIP Party Access
        $50/Fast Pitch Session

        Passes
        $50/Screen Daily Pass
        $100/Party Pass
        $350/Festival Pass
        $90/Workshop Pass

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        October 5, 2011

        Times:

        Wednesday 7:00pm, Red Carpet at 6:00pm

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