HBO Documentary Films and Smile Train Present a Free, Public Screening of 2009 Oscar Award-Winning Documentary Short SMILE PINKI

HBO Documentary Films and Smile Train Present a Free, Public Screening of 2009 Oscar Award-Winning Documentary Short SMILE PINKI

Filmmaker Discussion and Q&A To Follow

 SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:   The community is invited to attend a FREE screening of SMILE           PINKI, a documentary short on Wednesday, May 27 at the Sundance           Kabuki theater in San Francisco.            The film chronicles Pinki, a 5-year-old girl who was living with a           severe cleft in one of the poorest areas of India. Not allowed to           attend school and ostracized because of her deformity, Pinki lived           a life of quiet desperation as she waited and wondered if she           would ever receive the cleft surgery her parents could never           afford. Told in a vibrant verite-style, rich with nuance and           complexity, the film follows its wide-eyed protagonist on a           journey from isolation to embrace.            SMILE PINKI debuts June 3 at 7:00pm on HBO.    WHEN:   WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009           6:00 P.M. - Doors Open           6:30 P.M. - Screening           7:45 P.M. - Filmmaker Discussion & Audience Q&A    WHERE:  SUNDANCE KABUKI THEATER 1881 Post Street @ Fillmore    WHO:    Megan Mylan - Filmmaker           Moderator: Jonathan Curiel, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle    INFO:   The public is invited to this free event.           RSVP at www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/smilepinkisf           Info at: 888.560.5856  

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CONTACT: Suzanne Baum of HBO, +1-510-610-3911, suzanne.baum@hbo.com

Web Site: http://www.homeboxoffice.com/rsvp/smilepinkisf

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