HBO in Partnership With Amnesty International USA and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights to Host the Atlanta Premiere of 'SERGIO' on Thursday, April 29 at the Carter Center

HBO in Partnership With Amnesty International USA and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights to Host the Atlanta Premiere of 'SERGIO' on Thursday, April 29 at the Carter Center

Acclaimed HBO Documentary Film tells the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, U.N.

diplomat and humanitarian who was a bright star in human rights SERGIO Filmmaker Greg Barker and AIUSA Executive Director Larry Cox scheduled

to attend

HBO in partnership with Amnesty International USA and The
National Center for Civil and Human Rights to host the
invitation-only Atlanta premiere of SERGIO. Based on
Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power's biography, "Sergio:
One Man's Fight to Save the World," SERGIO tells the story
of the dashing U.N. diplomat who served the United Nations
for more than 30 years. He was considered by some to be a
cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy. In 2003, just
after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Sergio reluctantly agreed
to serve as the Secretary General's special representative
in Baghdad. It would prove to be his most perilous
What: assignment.

-Greg Barker, film's Producer/Director and former war
Who: correspondent
-Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA
-William von Zehle, U.S. Army Reservist who attempted to
rescue Sergio
-Andre Valentine, U.S. Army Medic who also attempted to
rescue Sergio
-Jared Feuer, Southern Regional Director, Amnesty
International USA
-Doug Shipman, Executive Director, The National Center for
Civil and Human Rights
-Angela Robinson, Award-winning Journalist and Executive
Producer/Host of "In Contact"

When: Thursday, April 29, 2010
6:00 p.m. Reception: Ivan Allen III Pavilion
7:00 p.m. Screening: Cecil B. Day Chapel
8:45 p.m. Discussion
9:15 p.m. Dessert Reception: Ivan Allen III Pavilion

Where: The Carter Center - 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA

Charismatic, charming and complex, Sergio Vieira de Mello was
the U.N.'s "go-to" guy. He could descend into the most
dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals and somehow
protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he devoted
his life. A humanitarian of the highest order, his long
career brought him to hot spots like Swaziland, Cambodia and
East Timor, earning him praise for his hands-on work inside
nations in crisis. SERGIO debuts on Thursday, May 6 (8 p.m.
Details: ET/PT) exclusively on HBO.

Media requests should be directed to: Valerie Harris, HBO,
404.966.2445 or valerie@kinseygrouppr.com

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hbo.com

/PRNewswire -- April 29/

Source: HBO

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