DIFFERENT FROM WHAT? FILM FESTIVAL

DFW? Film Festival is proud to present our invited guest and filmmaker, George Kachadorian, director of the award-winning documentary, SHOOTING BEAUTY: Everyone Deserves a Shot.

Festivities start at 6:30pm - Purchase your "Special First Night Pass" / "Early Bird" / "Weekend Festival Pass" to partake in the evening.

Cheryl Hines presents Shooting Beauty from George Kachadorian on Vimeo.

SHOOTING BEAUTY trailer from George Kachadorian on Vimeo.

SYNOPSIS
Shot over the span of nearly a decade, SHOOTING BEAUTY tells the eye opening story of an aspiring fashion photographer whose career takes a life changing turn when she discovers true beauty at a center for people living with significant disabilities. When she begins inventing cameras her new friends can use, a surprising story unfolds that initial reviewers are calling “more than a film... a masterpiece.” [NewEnglandFilm.com] Although many of the photographers are non-verbal and some take pictures using only their tongue, the group sets their sights on creating a museum-worthy exhibit of their work, but first they must overcome a skeptical public, relationship issues, and even death in their effort to bring their unique perspective to light.

A CRITICAL MASS: What the Critics are Saying
Featured at last spring's Phoenix Film Festival, "Shooting Beauty" was hailed as "one of the most breathtaking movies" of the event. Here is a sampling of a sampling of what the first reviewers are saying about SHOOTING BEAUTY, selected by Ty Burr of the BOSTON GLOBE as one of 10 films to watch at the 2009 IFFBoston:
There are few times in cinema history that one is swept away with a wave of emotions and taken on a journey that is so unique... The films that come to mind; "Elephant Man" "Cinema Paradiso" "Life is Beautiful" ... and that is exactly what "Shooting Beauty" does with one exception – it is not scripted...
– Quick Stop Entertainment.com

While a picture is worth a thousand words, the film Shooting Beauty -- the tale of photographer Courtney Bent, who gave cameras to disabled adults in hopes of giving them a voice -- will leave you speechless. It is more than a film; it is an emotional transformation, and one not to be missed… [a] masterpiece...
– New England Film.com

After 63 minutes of watching such a transformation of beauty before me, I had tears in my eyes. I could not stop talking about the movie, like a little kid who visited Disneyland for the first time... The movie is ground- breaking and motivating… sure to spark an emotional side you never knew you had.
‐The Scottsdale Chronicle

An incredible glimpse into the world of living with a disability... captivates viewers and leaves them totally immersed...
–DisaBOOM.com

Cheryl Magnusson, another photographer from the "Shooting Beauty" film, arrived via a MBTA shuttle... The sheer joy [project participant Mary Jo] Chaisson expressed when Magnusson arrived to the red-carpet event moved me to tears. It was friendship and love in its purest form. The unplanned encounter was enough to inspire me to wait in line, which stretched completely behind the theater, to the see the film. I was not disappointed. "Shooting Beauty" was an unexpected gem of IFFBoston. "Within 15 minutes of watching this film, we knew it would screen at the festival," says Adam Roffman, the executive director of IFFBoston. "This film speaks for itself."
– Sam Baltrusis, The Loaded Gun