Jim Bigham, production manager for Dolphin Tale, will be screening his film For Once in My Life on Saturday, April 16th at 4:00 p.m. during the 6th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival at Muvico Baywalk 20 in St. Petersburg. After the film, he will be holding a Q&A.
For Once In My Life is a documentary about a unique band of singers and musicians, and their journey to show the world the greatness—and killer soundtrack—within each of them. The band members have a wide range of mental and physical disabilities—as well as musical abilities that extend into ranges of pure genius. In a cinema verite style, the film explores the struggles and triumphs, and the healing power of music, as the band members' unique talents are nurtured, to challenge the world's perceptions.
For Once In My Life won the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival, the Musical Impact Award at the Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award Documentary Feature at the Heartland Film Festival.
Florida-based Bigham has won an Independent Spirit Award for best first feature for his 2007 debut SweetLand, and has worked on such films asA Dolphin’s Tale, Jeepers Creepers, Bad Boys and Great Expectations. Bigham also served as a production manager for Saturday Night Live in the 70’s. Bigham has worked on the Grammy nominated documentary Chasing the Dream, produced for Turner Network and several documentaries for the Hallmark Channel, and three documentaries running permanently in the New World of Coca-Cola Museums. Bigham is a graduate of the London Film School.
Dolphin Tale was recently shot in Clearwater and other locations throughout Pinellas County, and is based on the life story of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s star dolphin, Winter, who lost her tail in a crab trap. Dolphin Tale was produced by Alcon Entertainment and stars Ashley Judd, Harry Connick, Jr. and Morgan Freeman.
The Sunscreen Film Festival has the mission to support local filmmaking and the film community. The 6th Annual Sunscreen Film Festival will take place at Muvico Baywalk 20 in St. Petersburg April 13th – 17th, and will celebrate filmmaking and unify the local filmmaking community through film screenings, educational panels, and acting classes. For more information on Four Once in My Live, visit www.4onceinmylife.com.
About the Sunscreen Film Festival:
The Sunscreen Film Festival was founded by independent filmmakers Tony Armer and Derek Miner in 2005 to encourage the creation, production, and exhibition of independent film in Florida through educational programs and public screenings. Since it's inception, the annual festival has grown into "one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world", according to MovieMaker Magazine, thanks to the laid-back feel, fresh program, dialogue driven educational classes, and celebrity attendees such as John Travolta, Patrick Wilson, Billy Dee Williams, and X-Men Producer Ralph Winter. The Sunscreen Film Festival is hosted by the St. Petersburg-Clearwater Film Society, a Florida not for profit corporation.
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