Docs In Progress takes our Alumni Screening Series out of the house in August for a special presentation at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington DC.

The Docs In Progress Alumni Screening Series spotlights films which have been through Docs In Progress work-in-progress screenings, Peer Pitches, or one-on-one consultations.  This month's film OUT IN THE SILENCE is by filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer who have workshopped multiple films through Docs In Progress programs.

WHEN?

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 from 7:00-9:30 pm

WHERE?
The Lounge at Renaissance Washington DC Dupont Circle
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW (at M Street)
Washington DC

Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom (Blue/Orange Line) or Dupont Circle (Red Line). 
Parking at the Hotel is $8 per hour.

WHAT'S SCREENING?

Out in the Silence by Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer
The film follows Wilson after he and Hamer announce their same-sex wedding in a newspaper in the small hometown in western Pennsylvania which Wilson left years ago.  The wedding announcement ignites a firestorm of controversy in the town, but a letter from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at a school in the town draws Wilson back on a journey through love, hate, and understanding in rural America. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the filmmakers focused on the content and making of the film.

This screening is part of Summer Screenings a program sponsored by The Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel together with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.  Summer Screenings is a series of independent film screenings in conjunction with area film organizations. The Lounge at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel will transform into an intimate and inviting theater allowing guests to discover thought provoking and engaging films on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 10pm from July 13 through August 24.  In addition to Docs In Progress, the other organizations presenting programs at the series include Politics on Film, DC Shorts Film Festival, Reel Affirmations, the GI Film Festival, Capitol Irish Film Festival and the Washington Jewish Film Festival.

Admission to the screening is free.  Guests will have a unique theater experience complete with a custom menu including "Vans" Chipotle seasoned popcorn, Jerk Chicken Napoleons, Gourmet Hotdog Sliders, BBQ Chicken Flatbread, Ice Cream Sampler, an assortment of cocktails, and regional and micro-crafted brews.