Womb Music

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Bill Cooper
Bassett Creek Productions
612-616-3159
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"Womb Music" receives Hollywood debut in FAIF International Film Festival

A motherless child poised on the seductive verge of crime. A childless woman balanced on the brink of despair. On a quiet, suburban morning, their lives intersect with wrenching, unexpected results.

"Womb Music," a dramatic short film by Bassett Creek Productions delves into the consequences of the choices we make every day - good and bad - that affect us for the rest of our lives. Since its March 2006 premiere in Minneapolis' Fearless Filmmakers Series, the film has met with audience and critical acclaim.

Now, "Womb Music" receives its Hollywood debut in the 2006 FAIF International Film Festival. The screening is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, 3:45 p.m., at Mann's Chinese Theater. The 10-day FAIF festival features more than 200 independent international films selected from a record-breaking number of entries.

"We're elated that 'Womb Music' is an official selection of the FAIF International Film Festival. We were up against some pretty amazing international entries," says Writer-Director Bill Cooper. "Now it will get a wider audience at a great venue in a great film city."

Learning about the influence of music on babies in the womb, along with a passion for exploring the connections between people, inspired Cooper to create "Womb Music."

"The film ends with a tense, disturbing confrontation," he says. "To heighten that tension, and to make the scene as authentic as possible, the actors portraying the two main characters, who had never met before, rehearsed separately and didn't meet until the camera was rolling. I feel it was a directorial choice that really paid off."

"Womb Music" features film newcomer, Brent Stariha, veteran opera singer, Vera Mariner (Carnegie Hall, Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, Guthrie Theater), and Paul Economon (Paper Hearts, Reunion). The director of photography was Sam Fischer (ER, Everwood).

For more information about "Womb Music," Bassett Creek Productions and the FAIF International Film Festival visit: http://www.wombmusicmovie.com and http://www.magicalfilmfestival.com.






						Media Release Contact: Bill Cooper Bassett Creek Productions 612-616-3159 billcooperjr@yahoo.com "Womb Music" receives Hollywood debut in FAIF International Film Festival A motherless child poised on the seductive verge of crime. A childless woman balanced on the brink of despair. On a quiet, suburban morning, their lives intersect with wrenching, unexpected results. "Womb Music," a dramatic short film by Bassett Creek Productions delves into the consequences of the choices we make every day - good and bad - that affect us for the rest of our lives. Since its March 2006 premiere in Minneapolis' Fearless Filmmakers Series, the film has met with audience and critical acclaim. Now, "Womb Music" receives its Hollywood debut in the 2006 FAIF International Film Festival. The screening is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, 3:45 p.m., at Mann's Chinese Theater. The 10-day FAIF festival features more than 200 independent international films selected from a record-breaking number of entries. "We're elated that 'Womb Music' is an official selection of the FAIF International Film Festival. We were up against some pretty amazing international entries," says Writer-Director Bill Cooper. "Now it will get a wider audience at a great venue in a great film city." Learning about the influence of music on babies in the womb, along with a passion for exploring the connections between people, inspired Cooper to create "Womb Music." "The film ends with a tense, disturbing confrontation," he says. "To heighten that tension, and to make the scene as authentic as possible, the actors portraying the two main characters, who had never met before, rehearsed separately and didn't meet until the camera was rolling. I feel it was a directorial choice that really paid off." "Womb Music" features film newcomer, Brent Stariha, veteran opera singer, Vera Mariner (Carnegie Hall, Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, Guthrie Theater), and Paul Economon (Paper Hearts, Reunion). The director of photography was Sam Fischer (ER, Everwood). For more information about "Womb Music," Bassett Creek Productions and the FAIF International Film Festival visit: http://www.wombmusicmovie.com and http://www.magicalfilmfestival.com.