Michigan Filmmaker Featured at Four Film Festivals

ALLEN PARK, MI and BROOKLYN, NY, Oct 17 (MARKET WIRE)
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"In Bed with a Mosquito," the first video documentary produced and
directed by Detroit-born and former Michigan resident Sarah Frank, will
be featured at four different film festivals across the U.S. during the
month of October.

The first showing will be at the Trade&Row Documentary Film Festival in
Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 18. Frank's work will be part of We, the
People: A Documentary Film Festival that showcases portraits of American
culture. Over the course of three evenings (October 16 - 18), the
festival will screen films designed to inform Americans about economic
and social issues.

The film will also be shown on the same date at the Flint Film Festival in
Flint, Michigan. The one-day event began five years ago to celebrate
independent films -- long, short, fiction, documentary and animation --
that express fresh voices and unique perspectives.

Frank's work will also be part of the first-ever Cineminis Competition for
Short Narrative and Documentary films sponsored by CMJ (College Media
Journal), a music events/publishing company that serves the music industry
and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. Being held in
New York City on Friday, October 24, the competition looks for new
documentary and narrative talent in films under 40 minutes in length.

Frank's hometown will have an opportunity to view her work as part of the
Detroit Docs International Film Festival in Detroit, Michigan, October 29
to November 2. The festival was started in 2002 by a group of documentary
filmmakers and film lovers. It was re-launched in October 2007 with the
support of Detroit Public Television, Wayne State University, The Detroit
Film Theatre of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Metrotimes weekly.
Frank's film will be shown at 8:30 p.m., October 31.

"In Bed with a Mosquito" is an intimate 18 minute portrait of activism and
aging in New York City that focuses on the life of Betty Brassell, a
78-year-old anti-war activist living on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The
film tells the story of how Brassell has spent nearly every day of her
retirement protesting in the streets of New York City with other
grandmothers. When an injury sidelines her from her busy schedule of
protests and vigils, Brassell finds herself wondering how much longer she
will be able to take it to the streets trying to make a difference in our
democracy.

"I am delighted to have my work accepted by these four diverse festivals
all at the same time," said Frank. "When I met Betty protesting outside
Rockefeller Center on a chilly October night, I knew I had the ideal
subject for a documentary but I soon realized that this film could be more
than just a portrait of an anti-war granny," she continued.

"It is my hope that this film will inspire people to question their own
activism or apathy about our democracy. Betty and her colleagues can teach
all of us lessons about strength and passion that are invaluable to our
future as citizens," Frank commented.

Sarah Frank was born in Detroit in 1983. She earned a B.A. in journalism
from Michigan State University and recently completed a Graduate
Certificate in Documentary Media Studies at The New School in New York
City. Before coming to non-fiction filmmaking, Sarah worked as a newspaper
reporter and photographer. "In Bed with a Mosquito" is her first
documentary short. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

For additional information about Frank and her film, go to:
http://inbedwithamosquito.tumblr.com.
A trailer for the film is available at http://vimeo.com/sarahfrank.

Information about the film festivals can at the respective web sites:

Trade&Row Documentary Film Festival; Saturday, October 18
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.tradeandrow.org/wethepeople/

Flint Film Festival; Saturday, October 18
Flint, MI
http://www.theflintfilmfestival.com

CMJ Film Festival - CineMini Short Film Contest; Friday, October 24
New York, NY
http://www.cmj.com/marathon/film-cinemini.php

Detroit Docs International Film Festival; Saturday, October 29 - November 2
Detroit, MI
http://www.detroitdocs.com

Contact:
Sarah Frank
Email Contact
(313) 702-0325
www.sarahfrank.net
http://inbedwithamosquito.tumblr.com

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