OUTFEST:LA Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHIRLWIND
TO PREMIERE AT OUTFEST IN LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CA [June 18, 2008] – Jupiter Box Productions today announces the Los Angeles premiere of Whirlwind that will screen as part of Outfest 2008: the 26th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. A dramatic feature that focuses on a group 30-something gay men living in New York City, Whirlwind will premiere on Tuesday, July 12 at 9:30pm at the Regent Fairfax Theater (7907 Beverley Blvd. in Los Angeles). For ticket information, please visit www.outfest.org or call (213) 480.7065.
Directed by Richard LeMay and written by Emmy-Award winning writer Jason Brown, Whirlwind is a surprisingly honest depiction of the friendships and relationships of gay men in their 30s living in New York City. The film features an all-star cast that includes some of New York’s top actors, including Broadway’s Bryan West (Wicked, Hairspray), Brad Anderson (A Chorus Line, The Boys from Oz, Damn Yankees), Karmine Alers (Rent, Aida) and introducing Alexis Suarez and David Rudd.
Whirlwind was an official selection of NewFest: the New York LGBT Film Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and recently won the Audience Award for Best Feature in Atlanta’s Out on Film Festival.
Whirlwind
2008 Outfest: the 26th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Friday, July 15 at 9:30pm
Regent Fairfax Theatre, Los Angeles
www.jupiterboxproductions.com
www.outfest.org
For press information, please contact Leah Loftin at 917.434.9941 or leahloftin@gmail.com.
