NASHVILLE, TN. (PLA Media) - The Nashville Film Festival has announced the opening night film and the closing night film for the 37th Annual event, being held at Nashville's Regal 16 Cinemas, located in Green Hills, TN. This year the Festival will showcase over 250 films coming from 37 countries from around the world.
COME EARLY MORNING, starring Ashley Judd, will be this year's opening night film, and closing out the Festival is,
Aurora Borealis, directed by
James Burke, starring Joshua Jackson and
Juliette Lewis. NaFF will once again be the host to many ground-breaking films, celebrities, numerous industry-related panels/workshops, filmmaker awards, Opening and Closing Galas, live entertainment and many more festivities throughout the week.
COME EARLY MORNING - Opening Night
Ashley Judd gives one of her very best performances as hard-working, self-destructive Lucy (Ashley Judd), a southern small-town woman struggling with a personal life that has been reduced to a spiral of drunken one-night stands. The film is the directorial debut of actress Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy). Former Nashville publisher/composer Alan Brewer of BME/Brewman Entertainment provided the music for the film.
In Attendance: Joey Lauren Adams
The celebration continues at 9:00pm when you will join our guests on the rooftop at BMI for the Gala Party. Tickets are $75 per person/$125 per couple for the film and party. (In case of inclement weather the party will take place in the BMI lobby.)
TO TULSA AND BACK: ON TOUR WITH JJ CALE North American Premiere of the first-time-ever documentary on JJ Cale, the legendary Tulsa musician and songwriter who wrote two of Eric Clapton's biggest hits "After Midnight" and "Cocaine." The film takes a trek across America with his band as well as a personally guided tour of his life and times. Directed by Jorg Bundschu. In Attendance: Jorg Bundschu
AURORA BOREALIS - Closing Night
Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland and Louise Fletcher star in this tender comedy-drama about bright, charming yet irresponsible Duncan (Jackson) whose need to care for his ailing grandfather (Sutherland) leads him to a brighter future-a future greatly helped by falling in love with his grandfather's nurse (Lewis). Directed by James Burke.
In Attendance: Joshua Jackson, James Burke, producer Scott Disharoon
The closing celebration will be held at La Paz Restaurant at 9:15pm following the last showing of the film. Tickets are on sale for $50 for both the film and party. Tickets are limited! Advance purchase recommended.
Nashville Film Festival is a non-profit 501(c) corporation and receives funding from National Endowment for the Arts, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville Metro Arts Commission, Ragsdale Family Foundation, Target Stores, The Frist Foundation, The Cal Turner Family Foundation, The Memorial Foundation and its generous patrons and sponsors.
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