Rob Nilsson’s 9 @ Night series Pre-Opening Night Benefit August 28, 2008

Rob Nilsson's 9 @ Night Film Series Pre-Opening Night Benefit for the Faithful Fools Street Ministry takes place August 28, 6:30pm at Delancey St.
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This event is in celebration and support of the 9 @ Night Film Series Bay Area Openings at the Roxie Film Center, Aug.29-Sept.4, The Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, Sept.5-11, with selected screenings at the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater and the Parkway Speakeasy Theater.

Dedicated to Edwin Johnson, (1937-2005) an unforgettable actor and a man to remember.

Sponsors and Supporters:
The San Francisco Film Commission
The Mill Valley Film Festival
The San Francisco Film Society

Host Committee: Stacy Keach, Ron Perlman, Cindy Asner, Graham Leggat, Mark Fishkin, Nion McEvoy, Ahmed Rahim, Numi Tea, Les Blank, Chris Blue, Chocolatier Blue, Andre Carothers, Robert and Robindira Unsworth, Marshall Spight, Reverend Dr. Kay Jorgensen, Sister Carmen Barsody, Melissa Fafarman, Anton Jungherr, Sister Susan Knutson, Melissa Fafarman, Denis Paul, Susan Petro, Martha Lorena Morago Garcia, Reverend Kurt A. Kuhwald, Gabriela Maltz Larkin, Dorka Keehn, Marika Holmgren
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Special Guest Speakers:
Mark Fishkin - Executive Director of the Mill Valley Film Festival
Graham Leggat - Executive Director of the SF Film Society
Stefanie Coyote - Executive Director of SF Film Commission

The Edwin Johnson Award:
The Faithful Fools will be giving out the first Edwin Johnson Award. The Edwin Johnson Award has been created by Citizen Cinema and the Faithful Fools Street Ministry to honor an unsung Tenderloin hero. Edwin Johnson was a, once homeless turned homeless advocate, and a founding member of the Tenderloin yGroup Player's Ensemble. He appears in several of the 9 @ Night Films and embodies the spirit of this award. Edwin never forgot his life on the streets nor his friends there. His journey out of homelessness to advocate for the people of the Tenderloin is an example to us all. This special award recognizes an individual or group which embodies the spirit and dedication to others which is Edwin Johnson's legacy.

"If you get the gist of the 9 @ Night movies you get the gist of the Fools. That's where the rubber hits the road."
Reverend Dr. Kay Jorgensen, Co-Founder - Faithful Fools Street Ministry

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Official Website: http://citizencinema.net/9-at-night-premiere/