(818) World Premiere at 2011 Miami International Film Festival

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 23, 2011

"(818)", a feature film about family, fame and celebrity justice will have its World Premiere at the 28th Annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), which runs March 4 through March 13 on Miami?s famed South Beach. Directed by Robert Lee King, "(818)" marks King?s return to the camera following his feature cult favorite "Psycho Beach Party".

"(818)", presented as part of MIFF?s World Competition, is a dark comedy about a has-been television star whose career gets reignited when she's accused of killing her husband. "(818)" features an ensemble cast ? Beth Broderick ("Bonfire of the Vanities", "Lost", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"), Whitney Able ("Monsters", "Unearthed"), Ryan Hansen ("Friday the 13th", NBC?s upcoming "Friends With Benefits"), Vincent Ventresca ("Romy and Michele?s High School Reunion", "The Invisible Man"), Keri Lynn Pratt ("I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", "Smallville"), Andrew Levitas ("Homework", "Psycho Beach Party"), Nathan Lee Graham ("Zoolander", "Sweet Home Alabama") and Chris Mulkey ("Cloverfield", "Boardwalk Empire", "First Blood") with a cameo by Corbin Bernsen ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", "Psych").

Produced by Lisa Schahet from a script written by David Michael Barrett, "(818)" shows us the glory days of aging former TV queen Alyssa Rampart-Pillage are well behind her; these days her on-camera presence has been reduced to appearances in the commercials for husband Bernie's San Fernando Valley (area code - 818) appliance empire. When their environmental radicalist daughter Topanga dies tragically in an accidental golf ball incident, Bernie goes off the spiritual deep end and tries to give away his fortune, but Alyssa will not have it. After all, she is a Celebrity!

Screening dates:

Sunday, March 6 ? Regal South Beach Cinema 10 at 9:15 pm????????

Monday, March 7 ? Regal South Beach Cinema 9 at 10 pm????????

In attendance at the film?s screenings will be Robert King, Beth Broderick, Lisa Schahet, David Barrett and co-producer Beau Genot.

Robert Lee King made his directorial debut with the award-winning short film, "The Disco Years". Channel Four picked it up for its ?Shooting Stars? series, and Strand Releasing included it in their first installment of theatrical short films. His first feature, "Psycho Beach Party", starred Emmy? Award nominee and SAG Award? winner Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under"), multiple Academy Award? nominee Amy Adams ("The Fighter", "Enchanted", "Doubt"), and premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released theatrically by Strand and was an overnight cult sensation. It can still be seen on cable television as well as the Staff Favorites shelf of DVD stores around the country. King co-wrote "Slap Her, She?s French" for ABC Family Network, starring Piper Perabo and Michael McKean ? the film aired as "She Gets What She Wants". King is a member of the Writers Guild of America.

Color film stills are available upon request. To schedule media interviews with Robert King or the cast of "(818)", please contact Lisa Schahet: hmonursepictures(at)gmail.com or Bryan deCastro, BDC Communications: bryan(at)bdccommunications(dot)com (310) 295-9560.

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COAHSI Presents LUMEN 2011 ? International Video and Performance Art Festival

Staten Island, NY (PRWEB) April 28, 2011

The Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) is proud to once again present LUMEN, a video and performance art festival. Making use of Staten Island?s under-utilized waterfront, LUMEN will take place on the grounds of the National Lighthouse Museum site on Saturday, June 25, 6pm-12 midnight. The National Lighthouse Museum is less than 5 minutes from the SI Ferry Terminal, and the event is free of charge.

Building on the success of last year?s event, LUMEN 2011 is expected to draw over 800 people from across NYC. For many in attendance, LUMEN was their first visit to Staten Island and was a chance to experience the growing, underground art scene on the stereotypically ?forgotten borough.?

LUMEN 2011 will feature video installations, 3D-video technology, new media projections, animation, performance art, art interventions, and sound art. An industrial Staten Island waterfront stage will feature work from over 100 international and NYC-based artists who have shown and performed at such NYC venues as Galapagos Art Space, P.S.1, The Whitney Museum, Issue Project Room, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Flux Factory, The Bronx Museum, BAM Rose Cinemas, ApexArt, Art in General, Artists Space, Smack Mellon, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, NurtureArt, and BronxArtSpace, among others. The festival will include performances throughout the duration of the event, and visitors will be able to purchase prints from our "artist gallery".

The National Lighthouse Museum is a spectacular venue for the festival. Videos will be projected on both the interior and exterior of buildings ? on walls, fa?ades, and trees. People can bring towels and blankets to lie on while enjoying the evening's events featuring avant-garde contemporary art. It is the perfect summer evening event.

And if you get caught up in all the fun and are afraid you?ll miss the ferry back to Manhattan, don?t worry! The ferry runs all night and is only a 5-minute walk from the festival! So take your time and experience work from participating artists: Alex Villar, Kathryne Hall, Grady Gerbracht, Janaina Tsch?pe, Matthew Sleeth, Jason Peters, Dena Al-Adeeb, Joro De Boro, Mark Clare, Sander Houtkruijer,Lisa Dahl, Tattfoo Tan, Mandy Morrison, Brendan Coyle, Don Porcella, Paul Moakley, Steven Lapcevic, and many, many more.

Please visit the official LUMEN website at http://www.lumenfest.org to learn more about LUMEN and the artists involved. To contribute to the event, please see LUMEN?s IndieGoGo page: at http://www.indiegogo.com/LUMEN2011. LUMEN will be free of charge and open to the public.

About COAHSI:

The mission of COAHSI is to cultivate a sustainable and diverse cultural community for the people of Staten Island by: 1) making the arts accessible to every member of the community; 2) supporting and building recognition for artistic achievement; 3) providing artists and organizations technical, financial, and social resources to encourage the creation of new work. COAHSI does extensive outreach to communities that are underserved geographically, ethnically, and economically. The organization works hard to impact the arts across all borders.

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