Faded Glory premieres in Philadelphia on April 14
PHILADELPHIA (March 30, 2010) -Divorce, bankruptcy, and drug addiction will battle friendship, courage, and humor on the baseball field when NEHST Studios premieres Faded Glory, a film about a group of over-the-hill athletes hellbent on playing in the big leagues, at the Ritz at the Bourse theater on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.
Faded Glory follows a group of 20-year-plus friends as they refuse to give up on their dream of playing professional baseball. Told through the eyes of a recent divorcée who quits his job to reunite his old amateur-league teammates, a band of eccentrics (a poker player, financial broker, landscaper, recycling specialist and Gulf War veteran all end up on the same team) make huge sacrifices in the run up to the amateur world series.
The special screening is part of the much-hullabaloo’d “Nehst-Out Experience.” “Our screenings are not just a movie,” said NEHST founder and Oscar-winner Larry Meistrich. “They’re a culture… an atmosphere. We want to bring that elite film festival feel to every city and every theater we visit.”
Faded Glory’s writer, producer and star, Rick Cohen, will be in the house answering viewers’ questions and signing autographs after the show.
Viewers can guarantee themselves a seat, avoid at-the-door lines, and score a “virtual swag bag” with a free download of the film by purchasing tickets online at Nehst.com.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Rick Cohen, contact Melissa Burdick at 440-454-5147 or melissa@melissaburdick.com.
At a glance
WHAT: Faded Glory film premiere, plus “Nehst Out Experience” bonus
WHEN: Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, Penn.
TICKETS: $18 online (includes admission and digital download of Faded Glory)
$18 at the door (does not include digital download)
ABOUT NEHST:
NEHST (pronounced “next”) Studios is a film and television production company founded by Academy Award-winning independent film producer Larry Meistrich (Sling Blade, You Can Count On Me, Belly) and entrepreneur Ari Friedman. NEHST Studios is a diversified production, financing and distribution company that integrates the most powerful trends in entertainment and technology marketing. NEHST seeks to break barriers and open up the pitching and development process to anyone with a great idea, maybe even you. Through its inclusive, open pitch sessions and Aspiring Filmmakers Workshop, NEHST Studios is revolutionizing the filmmaking process by giving filmmakers with fresh ideas a chance to pitch directly to producers. Launched at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, NEHST is currently developing dozens of film and television projects. For more information on NEHST Studios, visit www.nehst.com
ABOUT “NEHST OUT EXPERIENCE”
Think of Nehst Out like a rock band touring the country. More than a ticket and a movie, these screenings deliver a social atmosphere, featured talent from the film, a virtual swag bag, and other valuable goodies. Nehst Out averages 5 visits per market per year.
ABOUT FADED GLORY:
Faded Glory is a true story of a group of aging athletes, good friends for over 18 years, who never gave up the dream of playing baseball at a competitive level. Through the eyes of their manager Rick Cohen, Faded Glory follows the National Network team, 18 men over the age of thirty-five who have overcome life’s adversities, including injury, divorce, bankruptcy, infidelity, drug addiction, incarceration, and one life-threatening disease. It all takes place as National tries to win a National Amateur Baseball World Series title. Faded Glory is a captivating document of friendship, courage, humor, and the indomitability of the human spirit.
ABOUT RICHARD “RICK” COHEN:
Richard “Rick” Cohen grew up in the Five Towns area of Long Island. Shortly after his tour of duty on the University of Pennsylvania’s Ivy League championship football teams circa ‘83-‘86, Richard graduated with a B.A. in Communications from the Annenberg School in 1987. While studying at NYU’s Tisch School of Performing Arts, he wrote and produced at Playwright’s Horizon’s in their young writers’ program. Acting by day and writing by night, Richard appeared in numerous national TV commercials and produced two plays Off-Broadway. Under his stage name, Rick Clements, Richard has appeared in several films. Rick has spent time on Los Angeles as well, where he was cast as the heavy in renowned comedy director Tom Shadyac’s first film, My Friend Frank. Today, through his company, Endorphin Entertainment, Richard makes a living as a filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
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