Special Advance Screening of No
Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
Post-screening discussion with
director Steve James (Hoop Dreams)!
Chicago, IL
–Fresh from its world premiere at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival and
heading into its television premiere as part of the ESPN Films acclaimed “30 for 30”
series comes the latest documentary from Hoop Dreams director and Academy Award Nominee
Steve James of Chicago's Kartemquin Films. First Tuesdays with
The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with a special advance screening
of No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson on Tuesday, April 6th at Landmark’s
Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark beginning at 6 p.m. Mr. James will be in attendance for
a post-screening discussion with the audience.
Film
Synopsis: On
Valentine's Day 1993, 17-year-old Bethel High School basketball star Allen
Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Va., with five high school friends. It was
supposed to be an ordinary evening, but it became a night that defined
Iverson's young life. A quarrel soon erupted into a brawl pitting Iverson's
young black friends against a group of white patrons. The fallout from the
fight and the handling of the subsequent trial landed the teenager-considered
by some the nation's best high school athlete-in jail and sharply divided the
city along racial lines. Steve James (Hoop Dreams) of Chicago's Kartemquin Films returns to his hometown of
Hampton, where he once played basketball, to take a personal look at this
still-disputed incident and examine its impact on Iverson and the shared
community. Official Selection, 2010
South by Southwest Film Festival.
Screening
Information:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 -- screening begins with a Pre-Show Cocktail Reception
(sponsored by Heineken, Candid Wines, Death’s Door Spirits and Templeton Rye)
at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 North Clark) at 6 p.m. The evening’s Producers Panel will
begin at 6:30 p.m. in the theater.
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson screens promptly at 7:30 p.m. A
post-screening reception will be held immediately following the film at Forno
Diablo, 433 West Diversey. For more information, please visit
www.MidwestFilm.org.
ABOUT THE
The
Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation's only film festival
solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker, presenting audiences with
regionally produced independent cinema every first Tuesday of the month
at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark in
This film festival is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, which receives funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.