--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic:
WHAT: | RED CARPET PREMIERE OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY FREE SOLO | |
WHEN: | Thursday, September 20 | |
Press Check-In/Red Carpet Load In: 5:30PM ET | ||
Talent Arrivals: 6:00-7:00PM ET | ||
WHERE: | Jazz at Lincoln Center | |
10 Columbus Circle |
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New York, NY 10023 |
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WHO: |
Featured in Film: world-renowned rock-climbers Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell and Jimmy Chin. |
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Special Guests: Peter Berg (Producer of “Friday Night Lights,” “Lone Survivor”), Christine Ebersole (“The Wolf of Wallstreet”), LuAnn De Lesseps (“Real Housewives of New York”), Lindsay Ellingson (model), Kelly AuCoin (“Billions”), Kayla Foster (“The Deuce”). |
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Film Production: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Director/Producer), Jimmy Chin (Director/Producer/Cinematographer), Evan Hayes (Producer), Shannon Dill (Producer), Bob Esienhardt (Editor), Clair Popin & Mikey Shafter (Directors of Photography). |
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RSVP: |
RSVPs for media is mandatory for arrivals coverage. Please RSVP by Thursday, September 20 by 10AM ET to lindsay@lindsaydrewelpr.com and Jennifer.Bond@natgeo.com |
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ABOUT: |
From the directors of “Meru”, comes FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of world-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock ... the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope. Hailed by critics as “a real-world thriller” and “one of the most arresting documentaries of the year,” the vertigo-inducing film is an official selection of the Telluride Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival and recipient of an audience choice prize at the Toronto Film Festival |
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IN THEATERS: | Free Solo will be released in theaters starting Friday, September 28 | |
#FreeSolo @natgeochannel | ||