That Evening Sun – Special Screening & DVD Release Event!
Tennessee audiences get a chance to see the critically acclaimed feature film once again on the “big screen” – a film shot entirely in East Tennessee and starring legendary actor Hal Holbrook – at the DVD release event!
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., August 24, 2010— after a nationwide 74-city theatrical run and widespread critical acclaim, East Tennesseans once again have the chance to see familiar local landscapes come alive in the feature film That Evening Sun during a special event to promote the DVD release.
On Tuesday, September 7th at 7:30pm, the Clayton Center for the Arts will be transformed into a world-class movie house for a special screening of That Evening Sun starring the legendary Academy Award Nominee Hal Holbrook.
Tickets to the screening are $10.00 each (general admission) and all proceeds benefit the Clayton Center for the Arts. A Q & A will be held immediately after the screening with Executive Producer Larsen Jay. DVDs and Blu-ray disks will be available for purchase in the lobby throughout the night. Audience members will also have an opportunity to win a Hal Holbrook autographed DVD.
That Evening Sun was filmed entirely in East Tennessee, specifically in the Knoxville, Rockwood and Lenoir City areas. It is based on the short story I Hate to See that Evening Sun Go Down by acclaimed Tennessee author William Gay. That Evening Sun”has won top prizes at 13 film festivals including Austin’s South by Southwest, Nashville, Atlanta, Sarasota, Little Rock, Newport, Indie Memphis, Sidewalk, Secret City, New Hampshire and Naples International Film Festival. The film also received the Wyatt Award from the Southeastern Film Critics, presented for the film that best represents the South.
The film stars Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild, All the President’s Men, The Firm, Wall Street), Ray McKinnon (The Blind Side, O’ Brother Where Art Thou?, Deadwood), Walton Goggins (Predators, The Shield), Mia Wasikowska (In Treatment, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, The Kids are Alright), Carrie Preston (True Blood, Sex in the City, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Duplicity), Dixie Carter (Designing Women), Barry Corbin (No Country for Old Men, The Closer, Northern Exposure).
Visit www.ThatEveningSun.com to watch the trailer and learn more about That Evening Sun. That Evening Sun is produced by Dogwood Entertainment, the film division of Knoxville-based DoubleJay Creative. The film is distributed by Freestyle Releasing. Press kit and photos can be found at www.thateveningsun.com/publicity.
What: That Evening Sun Movie Screening & DVD Release Event
When: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 / 7:30pm
Where: Clayton Center for the Arts / Maryville College Campus
Tickets: $10.00 each / general admission (all proceeds benefit the Clayton Center for the Arts)
Tickets are available at the door or in advance by calling (865) 981-8590
Contact: Larsen Jay
Executive Producer, That Evening Sun
President, DoubleJay Creative/Dogwood Entertainment
865-246-1334 o / 865-384-2656 c / larsen@doublejaycreative.com
