Chicago, IL – First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival continue with the Festival Premiere of Something Better Someplace Else on Tuesday, September 7th at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark beginning at 6 p.m.  This delightful tale of yearning and restlessness from writer-director Ron Lazzeretti features an all-star Chicago cast, including Jenifer Tyler, Christian Stolte and David Pasquesi.  Writer-director Ron Lazzeretti and producer Ed Amaya will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Film Synopsis:

A bride comes on to a priest in a motel room.
A bouquet of flowers from a stranger takes on a life of its own.
A man's last day at the office proves to be the longest day of all.
It's family moving day, but no one's moving.

This is Something Better Somewhere Else- a collective tale of yearning and restlessness told through four distinct but thematically linked stories.  Chicago writer-director Ron Lazzeretti collected two previously released shorts and added two new ones to create this impressive anthology.

 

Screening Information: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 -- screening begins with a Pre-Show Cocktail Reception (sponsored by Heineken and Candid Wines) at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 North Clark) at 6 p.m.  The Producers Panel will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the theater.  Something Better Someplace Else premieres 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 MIDWEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

 

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 Chicago.  This year-round film festival sits proudly at the center of the independent film scene in Chicago and the Midwest and is dedicated to celebrating and strengthening that community. More information can be found on the Festival website: www.MidwestFilm.org.

 

This year's festival sponsors include Resolution Digital Studios, O'Connor Casting, Humana, ONE at Optimus, Redbox, Fletcher Camera & Lenses, SAGIndie, Sony, Abel Cine Tech, Illinois Film Office, AICP Midwest, Canon, Screen Magazine, Heineken, McDermott Will & Emery, Zacuto, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, Zipcar, Zaroban Design, Left Brain Right Brain Productions, Chicago Film Office, Movietrax.tv, Airstream Audio, 59 Films, Candid Wines, Daufenbach Camera, Elephant Filmworks, Belden-Stratford Hotel, Kodak and Orbit Media Studios.

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.