Actress Amber Tamblyn’s Debut Film Production Venture

Poetry Concert Film THE DRUMS INSIDE YOUR CHEST Opens San Francisco DocFest 2009

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SAN FRANCISCO – Sept 23rd, 2009 – THE DRUMS INSIDE YOUR CHEST will screen opening night of the 2009 SF DocFest at the Roxie Theater (3117 16th Street) on Friday, Oct 16, 9:15 p.m., with an encore screening on Saturday, Oct 17, 2:30 p.m. Tickets for each screening are $11.00. 

THE DRUMS INSIDE YOUR CHEST is a genre-defining performance poetry concert film offering a raucous new vision of contemporary poetry from some of the most unique young voices in America. Inspired by the spontaneity and energy of rock concert films, it is at turns spine tingling, heart wrenching, gut funny and seriously profound.

DRUMS is the debut film from Rebel Asylum, the Los Angeles-based production company of Independent Spirit Award, Emmy^® & Golden Globe^® nominated actress Amber Tamblyn (SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, JOAN OF ARCADIA).

Tamblyn is featured in the film alongside Beau Sia (SLAMNATION, DEF POETRY JAM); Buddy Wakefield (Individual World Poetry SLAM Champion); Derrick Brown; Mindy Nettifee; Rob Zabrecky, Jeffrey McDaniel and San Francisco poet & comedian Bucky Sinister. Together these poets and performers embody a new collaborative spirit that seeks to move hearts and raise the status of American performance poetry.

“The DRUMS concert film documents the inaugural show of what is now an annual series showcasing the best performance poetry talent out there,” said Executive Producer Amber Tamblyn. “The DocFest screenings give us the opportunity to introduce DRUMS to San Francisco audiences and to announce the launch of online film distribution for poetry fans throughout the world.”

Amber Tamblyn, Bucky Sinister and director Stephen Latty will attend the opening night screening, which will be followed by a Q&A, live performances and a book signing to celebrate Tamblyn’s new volume of poetry Bang Ditto (Manic D Press).

For a downloadable press kit with photos + a film trailer, visit: drumsinsideyourchest.com. For ticket and festival info visit: sfindie.com. This screening is presented in conjunction with Litquake 2009.

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