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Name of Film:
9000 Needles
Name and Position of Filmmakers:
Doug Dearth - Director/Producer
Synopsis:
Having suffered a devastating stroke,
forty-year-old Devin Dearth fights for
a chance at recovery while facing the
confines of the U.S. healthcare system.
This award-winning documentary by
director Doug Dearth, follows his brother’s
unconventional journey to Tianjin, China where
he is immersed and a rehabilitation program which
integrates Eastern and Western medicine to successfully treat stroke
patients. Less an indictment of the healthcare industry, and more a
story of one family’s love, faith and desire to overcome “9000
Needles” delivers a powerful an emotional message of hope, courage
and the true power of the human spirit.
Website:
www.9000needles.com
Country of Production:
USA
Country of Filmming:
USA/China
Date of Completion:
11/30/2009
Other Festivals:
WINNER Best Feature-Length Documentary DocuWest Film Festival - WINNER
Audience Award & Best Documentary Phoenix Film Festival - Official
Selection Doc Miami, Cleveland International Film Festival, Mammoth
Film Festival, Louisville Film Festival
Awards:
WINNER Best Feature-Length Documentary DocuWest Film Festival - WINNER
Audience Award & Best Documentary Phoenix Film Festival
Press:
http://www.dove.org/reviewpopup.asp?Unique_ID=8173,
http://www.cantonrep.com/stark/canton/x1793475244/Award-winning-film-9000-Needles-chronicles-brother-s-recovery-from-stroke,
http://mammothsheet.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-and-worst-of-mammoth-film-festival.html
What is the Premiere Status of the Film?
Florida Premier
Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc?
Some graphic acupuncture scenes. - Parental Guidence is advised
Will someone from the film be attending the festival? If so, who? What
dates?
I could possibly attend (Director) St. Petersberg, FL
Name of Film: 9000 Needles Name and Position of Filmmakers: Doug Dearth - Director/Producer Synopsis: Having suffered a devastating stroke, forty-year-old Devin Dearth fights for a chance at recovery while facing the confines of the U.S. healthcare system. This award-winning documentary by director Doug Dearth, follows his brother’s unconventional journey to Tianjin, China where he is immersed and a rehabilitation program which integrates Eastern and Western medicine to successfully treat stroke patients. Less an indictment of the healthcare industry, and more a story of one family’s love, faith and desire to overcome “9000 Needles” delivers a powerful an emotional message of hope, courage and the true power of the human spirit. Website: www.9000needles.com Country of Production: USA Country of Filmming: USA/China Date of Completion: 11/30/2009 Other Festivals: WINNER Best Feature-Length Documentary DocuWest Film Festival - WINNER Audience Award & Best Documentary Phoenix Film Festival - Official Selection Doc Miami, Cleveland International Film Festival, Mammoth Film Festival, Louisville Film Festival Awards: WINNER Best Feature-Length Documentary DocuWest Film Festival - WINNER Audience Award & Best Documentary Phoenix Film Festival Press: http://www.dove.org/reviewpopup.asp?Unique_ID=8173, http://www.cantonrep.com/stark/canton/x1793475244/Award-winning-film-9000-Needles-chronicles-brother-s-recovery-from-stroke, http://mammothsheet.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-and-worst-of-mammoth-film-festival.html What is the Premiere Status of the Film? Florida Premier Is there profanity, nudity, violence, gore, etc? Some graphic acupuncture scenes. - Parental Guidence is advised Will someone from the film be attending the festival? If so, who? What dates? I could possibly attend (Director) St. Petersberg, FL
