XAVIERA HOLLANDER to ATTEND the PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

XAVIERA HOLLANDER to ATTEND the PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL for the SCREENING of the DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT HER LIFE

June 21st, 2008, Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival taking place on June 26th - 29th, 2008, announces the attendance of Xaviera Hollander to promote the documentary film about her life “Xaviera Hollander, The Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary” directed by Robert Dunlap, screening Friday, June 27th 9:25pm at the Media Bureau, 725 N. 4th Street http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmfestival.com

The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival will be screening 151 films in 7 venues over 4 days through out the historically radical artist community, Northern Liberties. All events are within walking distance of one another with the film screenings taking place at The Media Bureau, North Bowl, Liberty Lands Park, Arbol Café, Liberties Walk, 941 Theatre & Woodshop Film Studios. With the US Metropolitan city of Philadelphia as its backdrop, the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival is a yearly meeting of the artist and business community that encompass the innovation, creativity, diversity, and uniqueness of film making.

Xaviera Hollander will be in attendance at The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival from Thursday June 26th until Sunday, June 29th. , appearing at the Media Bureau on Thursday, June 26th at 9:30pm for the Film Festival’s opening event and on Friday, June 27th at 9:25pm for the documentary screening. After the film, Xaviera will be answering questions from the audience as well as sign and dedicate her latest book, written with co-author Katje van Dijk, “The Happy Hooker's guide to SEX - 69 orgasmic ways to pleasure a woman” published by Sky Horse Publishing. Xaviera will be making two more book signing appearances at the Passional Boutique on Thursday, June 26th at 7pm, and Delicious Boutique on Friday, June 27th at 7pm. Xaviera did not invent sex: she was one of the leading spirits who brought it out of the closet. Her first book, The Happy Hooker, published in 1971, has sold more than 16 million copies and is still intriguing new readers by its humor, its zest for life and above all for its downright honesty. Xaviera now lives in Amsterdam with her husband Philip, where she runs a bohemian style Bed and Breakfast and entertains her many international guests with her humorous sexy stories from the past. She is always reinventing herself and for the last 10 years has been producing English Theatre productions in her house and recently in Marbella, Spain where she also resides part of the year. Details about her life can be found on her website: http://www.xavierahollander.com

For more information on the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival or Xaviera Hollanders Appearances, please visit http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmfestival.com or call 215 592 -1059.

Friday, June 27 Screening Schedule - 2008

Hello,
This is the Final Schedule for screenings on Friday, June 27.
We have taken many, many calls and emails for screening requests and have worked to get in ALL REQUESTS.

We will contact you shortly with further information...

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Thank you,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director

Friday, JUNE 27
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ARBOL CAFÉ: Outdoor 50 seats
9:00pm – 9:10pm Digital Pamphleteer - 7'
9:10pm – 10:45pm If You Break the Skin - 91'
11:00pm – 12:00am La Maestra in the House - 58'
12:01am - 12:15am Cutting the Rug, Turning the Wheel: Beats and
Buddhism in Northern India 13’52

LIBERTIES WALK: Outdoor
9:00pm – 9:32pm “Larry the Actor” Fictional Narrative (faux doc)32’
9:35pm – 9:50pm “Sexy Thing” 14’
10:00pm – 12:00am “LORA (Bulgaria) - 110”

LIBERTY LANDS: Outdoor
9:00pm - 9:07pm “Philadelphia Love Story “- 7'
9:10pm - 10:41pm ”Fun For Hire” - 91’

11:00pm – 11:25pm Glory at Sea - 25’
11:30pm - 12:08am Streets Keep Calling Me – 37:54'

MEDIA BUREAU: 55 Seats
DOUBLE FEATURE:
11:00am -- 11:47am “We Dreamed America” - 47'
11:50pm – 1:09pm “Saviours ” - 79'

1:25pm – 3:00pm “Aprop” - 7'; “Urban Explorers” - 85'

3:15pm – 5:00pm “Chasing the Devil” - 101'

5:15pm – 5:21pm “An Unquiet Mind” - 6'
5:25pm -- 5:45pm “Displacement” - 17'
5:45pm – 7:15pm “Shadow Within (Foreign)” - 90'

7:30pm – 8:55pm “Tibet: Beyond Fear” - 85'

9:25pm – 10:55pm “Collector” - 14'48”;
“Xaviera Hollander: The Happy Hooker” – 68’

11:00pm – 12:00am “Vows of Silence” 60’

MIDNIGHT FEATURE:
12:10am – 1:46am “Adventures of Power” -96’

NORTH BOWL: 100 seats
DOUBLE FEATURE:
12:00pm – 1:35pm “Bob Marley & Friends” - 95'
1:40pm – 3:10pm “Yesterday was A Lie” - 89'

3:20pm – 4:12pm “Pipes of Peace” - 52'
4:20pm – 5:20pm “Under the Skin” - 59'

WOODSHOP FILMS: 45 seats
5:00pm - 6:25pm “Able Danger” - 85'

Short Program:
6:30pm - 6:53pm “Extreme Me” - 23'
6:56pm – 7:25pm “Lifted” - 29'

7:40pm – 7:55pm “The Accidental Activist” - 15'
7:55pm - 9:10pm “Finding Kraftland” - 75‘

941 Theatre: 125 Seats
Short Program:
11:00am –11:25am “Palomita a Donde Vas?” - 25'
11:26am – 11:31am ”The Citizen Core” - 6'
11:32am– 11:41am “Way Out” - 9’

12:00pm - 2:20pm “Standing Up” - 120'

2:35pm – 2:48pm “Crude Substitute: The folly of liquid coal” - 12’20”
2:50pm – 4:02pm “Radio Cape Cod” - 72'

Shorts Program
4:30pm - 4:40pm “Berta Bornstein - Analysis (Short Documentary)” 10‘
4:41pm - 4:51pm ”Jodi” 10’
4:53pm - 5:08pm “Alistair Maclean: Y‘did Nefesh” - 15’

5:30pm - 6:47pm “Clash A Da Tight 1's” - 77'
6:50pm - 7:15pm ”Africa's Daughters” - 25'

Short Program:
7:35pm - 8:05pm “Wildest Dreams” - 29:20
8:10pm - 8:23pm ”Sunlight and Babies” -12:46’
8:25pm - 8:45pm “Remo Usai” - 19:58

9:00pm – 10:00pm ”Hell Drivers” - 60'
10:15pm – 11:50pm “Wherever You are” - 95’

Festival Schedule Posting / Outdoor Screenings

Hello,
We must move the 2008 schedule release day to Monday, June 2nd!

Please feel free to continue to contact us via EMAIL for scheduling requests.


***** UPDATE *****

VENUE:
YES we are doing outdoor screenings!

Some of you have requested such a venue, if you are interested in an outdoor screening, let us know. The hours are limited but we will try and work it in.

We are working to get the schedule out ASAP!

Thank you,
Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director