"White Men Can't Dance" makes North Carolina Film History; premieres theatrically in Wilmington Dec. 8 "White Men Can't Dance," is making North Carolina film history as the first independent film to secure theatrical distribution, and to be fully financed, written, produced, cast, crewed, and shot on HD and edited in North Carolina.
The world premiere will be at Carmike Cinemas, 111 Cinema Drive, Wilmington, NC, on Friday, December 8, complete with a red-carpet arrival of the cast, crew, film supporters, investors, and media at 6:30 p.m. A public screening will begin at 7 p.m. Frank Capra, Jr., President of EUE Screen Gems in Wilmington, and other dignitaries, will attend.
"White Men Can't Dance" will premiere in digital theaters in six states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia) on Dec. 8. With a strong opening week at the box-office, there is the opportunity to open theatrically nationwide. Advance tickets go on sale around Nov. 28 at Carmike; a portion of the profits will go the Children's Miracle Network to help terminally ill children.
Written, directed, and starring Peter S. Vinal, and produced by film veteran, Francine DeCoursey, "White Men Can't Dance" is a heart-warming family film, rated PG, about a former break-dancer who has just lost his dad and his job, only to learn his precious six-year-old daughter is seriously ill and needs an expensive operation. Determined to raise the money to save his daughter's life, he calls on his former dance partners to help him get in shape for an ‘old-school meets new school' break-dance competition with a large cash prize.
The finale is a dynamic break-dance competition featuring some of the best ‘B-boys' from New York, California, and Puerto Rico, incorporating innovative camera techniques to make the dancing look three-dimensional.
In his directorial debut, Peter Vinal (a REMAX real estate broker, filmmaker, former professional break dancer, and musician), Vinal pays homage to some of his heroes in this family film: his inventor father and artist mother; Jerry Lewis; and Walt Disney, the father of family films.
"White Men Can't Dance" features many talents from Wilmington's impressive film community in both cast and crew:
Pete Vinal, Elizabeth Roberts, Tyhm Kennedy, Dick Olsen, Marc Whitehead, Maxwell Paige, Stacia Crawford, and introducing young Kaitlyn Cox as "Beanie"; Sarah Mather, Wilmington's own "American Idol" finalist, also performs.
DV3 Productions provided the impressive technical team with Larry Olson as technical director; Obin Olson, director of photography and editor; Amariah Olson, camera operator and animator; Joyce Marling, costume designer and set decorator; Joan Shay & Don King, hair and make-up; and Julia Tasker as script supervisor. Producer DeCoursey also served as production manager, casting director, locations manager, accountant, and more.
"We built a strong family of cast and crew, all doing many jobs, to bring the project in on-time and on budget!" says DeCoursey. "That's the challenge -- and the magic -- of low-budget independent film. We also want to encourage the production of more wholesome, family films. There's too much violence and negativity in the world. We need more films with hope and heart."
Executive producers Peter Vinal and Jon Vincent secured all the funding for this family film locally, from church friends and fellow Realtors®.
"This is for all of us! If we succeed, hopefully we encourage more investors to fund independent films in NC, allowing for the profits to return to the state. Though we surely want to continue to attract big-budget Hollywood productions to film in NC, we also want to see our regional film industry evolve into a more indigenous, independent filmmaking center," says Vinal. "We have everything we need to succeed -- we just need to expand funding and distribution support! North Carolina can lead the way!"
See the trailer at the film's official site>
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