NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO SCREEN OTL

On June 18, ON THE LAKE will be shown at the 2009 National TB Conference in Atlanta. The conference site is here. Sponsored by the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and the National Tuberculosis Nurse Coalition,
the conference draws TB specialist from state, federal, university and private organizations, including the CDC's Division of Tuberculosis Control (DTBC).

SAVE THE DATE!

Thursday, August 6, 7:30 p.m. at Providence's Columbus Theatre -- a special gala showing of ON THE LAKE, one of the premier events of the 2009 Academy-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. In partnership with one of our major benefactors, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, pre- and post-events parties are planned. Plan on celebrity guests, time with the filmmakers and people in the film -- and the first public showing of the trailer to Eagle Peak Media's next documentary, BEHIND THE HEDGEROW, about the secret world of old-money Newport.

For details on the August 6th screening and events, check back here as the summer approaches.

-- Wayne

THE GOOD PRESS KEEPS COMING

Almost three months after the world premiere, we continue to attract good stories and reviews in a variety of publications. The latest is "Bravery in the Time of Tuberculosis," a story in nurse.com, Nursing Spectrum, and NurseWeek.
For all of the more than two dozen reviews, stories and mentions so far, visit the OTL reviews page.

FILMMAKERS AT ROVING EYE FESTIVAL

Dave and I were panelists Tuesday, April 28, during the closing day of the fourth annual Roving Eye Film Festival, sponsored by the Rhode Island International Film Festival. Our roundtable topic was "THE MAKING OF A DOCUMENTARY FILM: From Local to Global." An excerpt of On The Lake was shown. The festival unfolded at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Details at the Roving Eye site.
-- Wayne

BELLEVUE HOSPITAL SCREENING

We traveled to Manhattan yesterday to show the movie, centerpiece of a TB Awareness Day sponsored by the great Bellevue Hospital and the New York University School of Medicine. Large attendance, excellent panel discussion, and wonderful hosts from Dr. William Rom's Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division. After the session, we were treated to a tour of the hospital's TB ward and learned of Bellevue's leading role, dating to 1903, in the American tuberculosis epidemic of the first half or the 20th century. A great day all around. Pictured here is the table set up in the hospital lobby -- plenty of educational materials.

UMass. Medical Showing a Success

After a great showing on Wednesday, March 11, at the University of New Hampshire, we screened the film on March 12 at the TB Awareness Day sponsored by the Nobel Prize-winning University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass. Pictured here is Dr. Christopher Sassetti, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology. Dr. Jennifer Furin, Harvard epidemiologist and a member of Paul Farmer's Partners in Health also spoke.

THIS WEEK -- FIRST PBS BROADCAST! On our sponsor station, WSBE, TV-36, which serves the southern New England market. Many more broadcasts to follow around the country, check back here as the schedule develops.

Next university showing: New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital.

If you would like to schedule a TB Awareness Day, send us an email.

FIVE STARS, GREAT REVIEWS

The critics have spoken:

-- "Spell-binding," "heart-wrenching," "unforgettable," says WJAR-TV, NBC-10. NBC-10 gives it five stars.

-- "An intelligent, well-researched and heartfelt film that's consistently entertaining." The Providence Journal. Projo gives it four stars.

-- "An emotionally powerful true-life tale of friendship and love in tragic circumstances." WPRI-TV, CBS-12.

-- "David Bettencourt and G. Wayne Miller have achieved what every filmmaker wants: raising enough money to produce and complete a film, having people see it, moving them by it, and hopefully, inspiring a change in the lives of others." NewEnglandFilm.com

-- "Tugs gently on the heart strings." Motif Magazine.

-- "Absorbing," University of Rhode Island news office.

-- An authoritative feature story, with clips from the movie, in Harvard Magazine.

-- A complimentary piece in the Providence Phoenix.