Press Releases
PARTICIPANT MEDIA AND AFFRM ACQUIRE U.S. THEATRICAL RIGHTS TO 2012 SUNDANCE SELECTION MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Beverly Hills, CA [ January 27, 2012 ]
Participant Media and AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement) have jointly acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Middle of Nowhere, an elegant and emotional drama chronicling a woman’s separation from her incarcerated husband and her journey to maintain her marriage and her identity. Written and directed by AFFRM founder Ava DuVernay, the film was produced by DuVernay and Howard Barish with producer Paul Garnes.
Staring into the hollow end of her husband Derek’s eight-year prison sentence, Ruby Sexton fights to support him on the inside and survive her own identity crisis on the outside. Through a chance encounter and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to the core, Ruby is propelled in new and, often frightening, directions of self-discovery.
read moreTAKEPART KICKS OFF “WORLD CHANGERS 2012” COMMUNITY INTIATIVE WITH “KENYA EXPEDITION” VOLUNTEER TRIP GIVEAWAY
Beverly Hills, CA [ January 26, 2012 ]
Young Adults Between the Ages of 18 and 22 Can Enter for a Chance to Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Volunteer Adventure in Kenya with Me to We Trips
TakePart, the content-driven Social Action Network™ and the digital arm of Participant Media, the leading provider of entertainment that inspires and accelerates social change, kicks off its “World Changers 2012” (www.takepart.com/world-changers) community initiative by giving young adults between the ages of 18 and 22 the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime volunteer adventure in Kenya with Me to We Trips.
read moreTAKEPART PRESENTS WEB DOCUMENTARY SERIES "OCCUPY LA: SCENES FROM THE NEW REVOLUTION"
Beverly Hills, CA [ January 17, 2012 ]
Written and Narrated by Sam Slovick, the Five-Part Series Gives an Intimate Inside Look at the Los Angeles Branch of the Occupy Movement as Told by Experts, Leaders, and Passionate Voices from the Ground
TakePart, the content-driven Social Action Network™ and the digital arm of Participant Media, the leading provider of entertainment that inspires and accelerates social change, presents Occupy LA: Scenes From The New Revolution, a five-part web documentary series. Launching on January 6, 2012 on TakePart’s YouTube Channel, the Occupy LA: Scenes From The New Revolution features personal stories, interviews with experts and leaders, footage from the inner sanctum, and graphics that bring the sometimes chaotic picture of the movement into a sharp provocative and emotional focus.
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