New Film "BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!' and MEET PRODUCER AND LEAD ACTRESS June 15, 2007

BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!
Lesbian Romance Sparks in Guy Maddin's Retro-Silent Thriller
Opens in Bay Area Friday, June 15, 2007
SPECIAL GUESTS OPENING WEEKEND
Lead actress Maya Lawson and Producer Amy Jacobson at select shows

Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre– 1572 California Street at Polk, San Francisco (415) 267-4893
Actress Maya Lawson & producer Amy Jacobson in person – Fri, 6/15 at 7:30 9:55; also Maya Lawson on Sat, 6/16 at 4:45 7:30
Tickets are $9.75 for general admission and $7.75 for seniors and children
Showtimes (valid thru 6/21): Fri-Sun at 2:00 4:45 7:30 9:55; Mon-Thu at 4:45 7:30 9:55
Advance ticket purchase at: http://www.moviefone.com and at theatre box office.

Landmark’s Shattuck Cinema– 2230 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, (510) 464-5980
Tickets are $9.50 for general admission and $7.50 seniors and children
Showtimes (valid thru 6/21): Daily at 2:30 4:50 7:15 9:35
Advance ticket purchase at: http://www.moviefone.com and at theatre box office.

Also opens June 15 at Camera 12 in San Jose.



Official film site: http://www.branduponthebrain.com/

Following its triumphant tour as a special event of select cities, including the San Francisco International Film Festival, BRAND UPON THE BRAIN! is presented in its local theatrical engagements. Director/co-writer Guy Maddin’s (The Saddest Music in the World) humorous tale is equal parts childhood reminiscence, expressionist horror movie, teen detective serial and Grand Guignol reverie. Guy (Sullivan Brown) and his teenage sister (Maya Lawson) live on a mysterious island they share with a horde of orphans. When suspicious head wounds start appearing on recently adopted children, teen detectives Wendy and Chance (Katherine E. Scharhon) launch into an investigation. Guy develops a hormone-driven crush on Wendy, while Sis is flush with love for Chance—a love that must be kept hidden from the siblings’ tyrannical mother (Gretchen Krich). Narrated by Isabella Rossellini.
“A psychosexually inflamed fusion of childhood reminiscence, Victorian melodrama, Freudian horror film and gender-bending Nancy Drew adventure…” -- Cliff Doerksen, Time Out Chicago

“One of the year's 10 best films..”-- Manohla Dargis, New York Times

“...could be a collaboration between Edgar Allan Poe and Salvador Dali. It’s an astonishing film.”— Roger Ebert, rogerebert.com

“The film is a singular achievement.” - Michael Phillips, The Chicago Tribune

FESTIVALS/AWARDS
Official selection—Berlin International Film Festival 2007
Official selection—New York Film Festival 2007
Official selection—Toronto International Film Festival 2007
Official selection—San Francisco International Film Festival 2007
…and many more!

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