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James V. Geier, Todd Metzendorf, Ray Elkin, Kyle
Znamenak, and Johnny K. Wu of The Rapture LLC proudly invite you to the
Reception Party for the film The Rapture,
on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 at 9:00 PM. Come network with
prominent local artists, community leaders, State & city officials, cast
& crew, and friends! As you may know, The
Rapture - which is already winning awards - is an
anime-styled sci-fi feature film written by Johnny Wu and The Reception Party is being held in conjunction with
the Ohio Independent Film Festival (OIFF), a truly independent festival
organized by the nonprofit group Independent Pictures (www.ohiofilms.com). The
party is open to the public, and will immediately follow the official premiere
screening of The Rapture, which
was sold out in Jan, 2008 within 6 hours of tickets going on-sale. Please
note that you do not need to attend the premiere screening in order to attend
the Reception Party; all are welcome! (However, it would be great if you
could support OIFF by purchasing tickets to the Festival or to the second
screening of The Rapture, to be
held the following day – Sunday, May 11, 2008 – at 12:00
noon. Tickets for the second screening can be purchased online by going
to ticketweb.com and searching for The
Rapture.) A number of prominent guests will be in attendance at
the Reception Party, including: - - The Director of the Department of Community
Relations of the City of - Many governmental officials from the State of - Leaders from the Business, Arts, Cultural, and
Ethnic communities. - Mr. Kreig W. Vens, author of the award-winning novel
Trail of Bodies, on which our next feature film project will be
based. Mr. Vens will be available to sign copies of his book at the
party. (However, only a very
limited number of copies will be available for purchase at the party. You
are encouraged to purchase Trail of Bodies at Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Borders or www.kwvens.net and bring it to the
Reception Party to be autographed.) · Complimentary
Beverages and Appetizers · Live
musical performances: Watch Aryavarta Kumar (our composer) performing along
with the Cleveland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens Leagues Icho Daiko
Taiko Drummers, plus featured local band The Morning After! · Previews
of upcoming films! · Merchandise
available for sale at the reception. · Giveaways and Several products to be
raffled off. · $5
Suggested Donation. Hosted by Master of Ceremonies Extraordinaire, Reception Party Location: Sampson/Carnegie, Co., Inc. & Creative House
Studios, Inc. If you attended the premiere party for Johnny
Wu’s previous short film A
Joker’s Card, you’ll remember how much fun it was.
Well, this one will be even better! Co-sponsored
by: Red Giant Software, Media Design Imaging, For more information about The Rapture, visit www.rapturethemovie.com. Support the Ohio Independent Film Festival, hosted by
nonprofit organization Independent Pictures, an organization for true
independent artists. Online at www.ohiofilms.com. |