Hedwig and the Angry Inch Spotlight Premiere Screening courtesy of Fine Line Features Regional Premiere USA - 95 minutes. Thursday, July 19 at 9:15 pm Written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Produced by Christine Vachon, Katie Roumel and Pamela Koffler. Music by Stephen Trask. With wicked humor, explosive imagination and a gold mine of original rock ‘n’ roll, John Cameron Mitchell makes an illustrious filmmaking debut with this screen adaptation of his critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Through an exciting array of flashbacks, songs and animated scenes, Hedwig tells her life story. Born a boy named Hansel, Hedwig reluctantly submits to a sex change operation to marry an American G.I. and get over the Berlin Wall to freedom. The operation is botched, leaving her with “an angry inch” and leads her through an incredible journey from a Kansas trailer park to forming a rock band to eventually finding the origin of love. This exciting and remarkable rock musical stars many originals of the off-Broadway hit including John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask reprising their theatre roles in the film. Preceded by the short film Helicopter Long Island Premiere USA - 22 minutes. Written and directed by Ari Gold. Produced by Sarah Bassine. In the aftermath of a helicopter crash, a young man tries to remember his mother’s face. An autobiographical tale of love, rock’n’roll, and loss. Visit Ari Gold Films for more info on HELICOPTER and Ari Gold.