Heroin Documentary A SHORT LIFE Screens Monday at The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

A SHORT LIFE screens Monday, July 14th at 5:00pm at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd.) as part of The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase

The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, an annual presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists. The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties. The various film programs that will screen at the Showcase range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. Filmmakers of all ages within a 120 mile radius of St. Louis are strongly encouraged to submit their works, or at the very least attend the event to celebrate with us and the amazingly talented St. Louis filmmakers.

A SHORT LIFE is a documentary by Derek Phillips about four young people and their battle with heroin as told through the experience of their parents. The film focuses on four sets of parents telling their stories. Each lost a beloved adolescent to a heroin overdose. Heroin is resurgent and not just among inner-city youth and gang members. These four ordinary families were torn apart by their loss; the parents have to live with their guilt and their grief for the rest of their lives.

Tickets for all film programs from July 13-17 at the Tivoli are $12 each; $10 for students with valid and current photo ID and for Cinema St. Louis members with valid membership cards. Advance tickets are on sale at the Tivoli Theatre box office (5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday). No phone sales, but tickets can be purchased online. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance tickets may be purchased at https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com. There is a $1 per-ticket service charge.

For a 2014 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase program, go HERE

http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2014/2014ShowcaseProgram.pdf

For more information about The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, call Chris Clark at 314-289-4152 or e-mail chris@cinemastlouis.org.