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TUESDAY, MAY 18
BLEECKER STREET MEDIA
DREAM HORSE
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:55 PM (PDT)
Based on the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes (Toni Collette). With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community. Also stars Damian Lewis.
Q&A immediately following screening with director Euros Lyn.
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EUROS LYN | Director
Lyn is a Welsh film and television director, best known for his work directing Doctor Who, the Emmy Award winning series Sherlock for the BBC and PBS, the sci-fi anthology series, Black Mirror, several episodes of Daredevil, and the entire third series of Torchwood, a spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. His feature film work includes the thriller The Library Suicides.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.
TUESDAY, MAY 18
BLEECKER STREET MEDIA
DREAM HORSE
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:55 PM (PDT)
Based on the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes (Toni Collette). With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream and compete with the racing elites. Their investment pays off as Dream rises through the ranks and becomes a beacon of hope in their struggling community. Also stars Damian Lewis.
Q&A immediately following screening with director Euros Lyn.
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EUROS LYN | Director
Lyn is a Welsh film and television director, best known for his work directing Doctor Who, the Emmy Award winning series Sherlock for the BBC and PBS, the sci-fi anthology series, Black Mirror, several episodes of Daredevil, and the entire third series of Torchwood, a spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. His feature film work includes the thriller The Library Suicides.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.