NEW RELEASES    JULY 2009

Get your dance on this month with Ballerina, an enchanting documentary about five tough and exceptionally talented Russian ballerinas, or Carmen & Geoffrey, a revelatory look at two living legends of American dance. We also welcome two additions to our Human Rights Watch Collection: American Outrage, about two elderly Native American sisters who fight the U.S. government to keep their traditional lands, and the Human Rights Watch DVD Box Set, which features seven films from the collection in one outstanding package.

Also, in honor of this month's new dance titles, we've put nine of our other dance films on sale, 35% off through the end of the month. Watch the gifted Katja Bjorner train in The Dancer, check out the latest in cutting-edge dance films in Dance for Camera 2, or learn more about the famed Mariinsky Theater in Sacred Stage.

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IN THE NEWS

White House website

A clip from our film Senator Obama Goes to Africa is featured on the White House website in honor of National HIV Testing Day.

India Court Ruling

In a landmark ruling in July, an Indian court decriminalized homosexuality. See the film that explores the lives of gay Muslims in India and beyond.

In the Family Nom

Joanna Rudnick's film about her struggle to navigate the unpredictable world of predictive genetic testing was nominated for an Emmy.

COMING SOON TO THEATERS

BALLERINA

From Swan Lake to Romeo and Juliet, from the backstage studio to stages around the world, this dazzling portrait of five Russian ballerinas from the Mariinsky Theatre captures the sublime beauty of ballet in all its resplendent glory.
 

CARMEN & GEOFFREY

This intimate documentary, which features candid interviews and glorious dance performances, reveals the talent and uninterrupted creativity of Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, two living legends in the world of American dance.
 

AMERICAN OUTRAGE

Two elderly Western Shoshone sisters put up a heroic fight for their land rights- and their human rights- in this award-winning documentary about a dispute that went to the Supreme Court, and eventually the United Nations.
 

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DVD BOX SET

Every year, Human Rights Watch endorses select First Run films that promote awareness of human rights abuses around the world. This box set features seven HRW Select titles.
 
TOP 10 BOX SETS

1. The UP Series
2. Inside the Third Reich
3. The Ross McElwee DVD Collection
4. Hitler and the Nazis
5. DEFA Sci-Fi Collection
6. The Cuban Masterworks Collection
7. La Commune (Paris 1871)
8. Radley Metzger Collection, Vol. 2
9. Behind the Scenes: Complete Series
10. DEFA Westerns with a Twist
CONTEST

Enter for a chance to win an advance copy of Absurdistan on DVD!
QUESTION: Absurdistan, coming to DVD next month, was directed by Veit Helmer, who also helmed which other First Run film?
Email your response to contest@firstrunfeatures.com with ABSURDISTAN CONTEST in the subject line by Friday, July 31st. Two lucky winners will be chosen at random.
Congratulations to Arlene R. from Lawrence, MA and Bob W. from Denver, CO, the two winners of last month’s contest (Question: Bliss, coming to theaters in August, is based on the book by what internationally acclaimed author? Answer: Zülfü Livaneli). Arlene and Bob both will receive the DVD of their choice from our collection of foreign films.