HBO and Comcast Cable in Partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum To Host the Tennessee Premiere of Academy Award(R)-nominated Documentary 'THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306' on Tuesday, February 3 at the Peabody Memphis

HBO and Comcast Cable in Partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum To Host the Tennessee Premiere of Academy Award(R)-nominated Documentary 'THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306' on Tuesday, February 3 at the Peabody Memphis

Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, who was on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when King was shot, will attend as a special guest.

Also scheduled to attend are the film's director Adam Pertofsky, executive producer Margaret Hyde, and National Civil Rights Museum President, Beverly Robertson.

   What:       HBO and Comcast Cable in partnership with the National Civil               Rights Museum will host an invitation-only screening of the               HBO documentary film "THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM               306."    Who:        Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, who was a civil rights activist and               a close friend of Dr. King, will attend as a special guest.               Also planning to attend are the film's director Adam               Pertofsky, executive producer Margaret Hyde, and National               Civil Rights Museum President, Beverly Robertson.    When:       Tuesday, February 3, 2009                     6:00 p.m. - Reception                     7:00 p.m. - Opening Remarks and Screening                     8:00 p.m. - Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles Speaks    Where:      The Peabody Memphis, Grand Ballroom               149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN    Details:    THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306 is nominated for an               Academy Award(r) in the "Best Documentary Short Subject"               category.  The film is a deeply felt, eyewitness account of               the events that led up to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King               Jr.'s assassination in Memphis nearly 41 years ago, as               remembered by Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles.  Also included are               firsthand accounts from fellow civil-rights leaders Dr.               Benjamin Hooks and Mrs. Maxine Smith, as well as Taylor               Rogers, a sanitation worker at the time. "THE WITNESS: FROM               THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306" premieres on HBO2 during Black               History Month on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH at 7 pm CT/8 p.m.               ET/PT    * Rev. Kyles, Margaret Hyde and Beverly Robertson are available for     interview. Media requests should be directed to:     Valerie Harris, HBO (404) 966-2445, valerie@kinseygrouppr.com  

PRNewswire -- Feb. 3

Source: HBO

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