October 4, 2004
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CONTACT:  Leslie Unger — 310) 247-3000
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Unique Family Relationships Explored in Academy/UCLA Documentary Screening

Beverly Hills, CA — “Foo-Foo Dust” and “My Flesh and Blood,” two documentaries that explore unique American families, will be screened for the October 20 installment of the 23rd Annual Contemporary Documentary Series, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy Foundation and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The screening will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood. Admission is free and open to the public.

Directed and produced by Gina Levy and Eric Johnson, “Foo-Foo Dust” is the story of Stephanie, a 52-year-old college graduate turned crack –addicted prostitute, and Tony, her 22-year-old junkie son, who live together in one room in San Francisco. In addition to exposing the destructive power of drug addiction, the film also provides a moving, poignant look at the intense love between this mother and son living on the edge of society. Levy is scheduled to attend the screening.

“My Flesh and Blood” explores a year in the life of Susan Tom, a divorced single mother whose birth children left the nest years ago, and the eleven children, all with varying disabilities, she has taken into her home. Directed by Jonathan Karsh and produced by Jennifer Chaiken, the film shows how this bustling, chaotic household deals with both challenges and everyday events.

The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at 1313 N. Vine Street, in Hollywood. Parking is available behind the building through the entrance on Homewood Avenue, one block north of Fountain. For more information call 310-247-3600 or 310-206-FILM.

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