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In Theatres January 5th

Paramount Pictures and blackfilm.com invite you and a guest to an advance screening of FREEDOM WRITERS on THURSDAY,  JANUARY 4TH AT 7:30 PM at a Manhattan theatre.

Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Screenwriter: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario

"Freedom Writers" is inspired by a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the LA riots, during the worst outbreak of interracial gang warfare. Two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino, and Asian gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is enough -- they are not delinquents but teenagers fighting "a war of the streets" that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before -- respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that maybe, they might show the world that their lives matter and they have something to say.
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To enter, send an email with your name, address and daytime phone number to freedomwriters@blackfilm.com

No purchase necessary. Limit one entry per person. Each pass admits two guests.

All entrants must reside in New York or the surrounding area.

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY AS SEATING IS LIMITED AND ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. SCREENING IS OVERBOOKED TO ENSURE CAPACITY. THIS E-MAIL DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION, IS NON-TRANSFERABLE AND IS NOT REDEEMBLE FOR CASH