Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association® and members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association are invited to attend. RSVP at (1) 647-296-3459.
Public screenings of PUNCTURED HOPE take place in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Town Center 5 Theater, between November 13 to 19 (17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino). Admission is open to the public.
Director Bruno Pischiutta and Producer Daria Trifu are in Los Angeles (November 8 - 20) and they are available for interviews with the media. Inquiries should be directed to: (1) 647-296-3459
PUNCTURED HOPE: The story takes place in today's Ghana. According to Trokosi custom, if someone commits a crime, traditional leaders order that a young girl from that family be sent to the shrine as a form of atonement. The chief priest and his entourage genitally mutilate and sexually abuse the girl. Against all odds, the protagonist of the story escapes the shrine. PUNCTURED HOPE follows her life from the age of innocence to premature adulthood, against a backdrop of real and very animated African village life.
PUNCTURED HOPE is based on the true life story of a West African Trokosi slave. She was genitally mutilated and sexually abused for years when, as a virgin girl, she was enslaved to become a victim of the Trokosi custom practice. Trokosi is one of the widest spread forms of women slavery that exists today in the world.
PUNCTURED HOPE is the first North American production (USD 5.8 M, Hollywood standard, 35 mm, 91 min., English Language, Color, Not Rated) shot in Africa that features an all African cast of professional actors.
For Video clips & Director interview: http://www.youtube.com/TorontoPictures
The film was an official selection at the Montreal World Film Festival where it achieved critical and public success. News: http://www.editurl.com/3jv
About Maestro Bruno Pischiutta:
Born in Udine, Italy in 1947, Bruno Pischiutta began his film career in the late 1960s as an actor in films by Francesco Rosi, Nanni Loy and Billy Wilder. In 1975 he founded the Centro Iniziative di Azione Culturale in Rome. He made his directorial debut in 1975 with COMPAGNE NUDE, and he moved to Canada in 1983. His other films include ULTIMO INCONTRO A VENEZIA (1977), ISOLA MECCANICA (1978), THE COMOEDIA (1981), LIFE'S CHARADE (1987), MAYBE (2003).
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0994395
Word Press: http://torontopictures.wordpress.com
About Toronto Pictures (Symbol: TTOPF):
Targeting a global audience, Toronto Pictures explores different cultures and addresses controversial issues of our time in dramatic format. Toronto Pictures produces Hollywood standard, 35 mm feature films that provoke thought not violence.
Website: http://torontopictures.ning.com
CONTACT: Daria Trifu
Toronto Pictures, Inc.
Tel: (1) 647-296-3459
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