MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           
October 10, 2009                   



CONTACT:
WRIGHT ENTERPRISES                                   
Jackie Wright, 415 525 0410 (cell)





WHO- Jimmy Jean-Louis, "The Haitian" from Heroes, David Roach, Director of the Oakland International Film Festival, Patron of the Arts, Ernest Clark and Jackie Brown, Jacquie Taliaferro, filmmaker and director of LaHitz Media, Moza Cooper, Los Angeles Festival Organizer, volunteers and friends of the Oakland Internal Film Festival

WHAT- Private Reception with Media Access for Jimmy Jean-Louis & Screening of Jimmy Jean Louis' "Life Outside the Pearl" starring Jimmy Jean-Louis as a Los Angeles Detective; short of work in progress by Jacquie Taliaferro "The Hood: Power, Guns and Money."

WHEN- Today, Saturday, October 10, 2009.  5 p.m. Private Reception with media access.  7 p.m. Screening of "Life Outside the Pearl" and "The Hood: Power, Guns, and Money."

WHERE- 5 p.m. Reception Home of Oakland Businessman, Ernest Clark, 6025 Margarido Drive, Oakland, CA 94618 (Rockridge) 7 p.m. Screening at Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, CA 94619.
(Student Center)

Interview Opportunities: Oakland International Airport- Southwest Flight 3627
Arrives at 12:15 p.m. 5:00 Reception, 7:00 Screening.  Phone interviews can be arranged reporters.

WHY-The Oakland International Film Festival brings attention Oakland as a destination for the arts.  Oakland has a rich tapestry of artistic talent.  The Oakland International Film Festival is a testament to Oakland's artistry and the positive happenings in Oakland.   Visit www.oiff.org.  Sponsorships for year around events are available.

See Oakland International Film Festival Fact Sheet:

http://www.wrightnow.biz/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61022&columnid=

See OIFF Background News Release:

http://www.wrightnow.biz/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=61023&columnid=




Jimmy Jean-Louis Fast Facts:

•    Fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Creole.
•    "The Haitian on NBC hit "Heroes"
•    Was discovered while dancing in a Paris nightclub.
•    First acting gig was in a Coca-Cola commercial.
•    Spent two years doing musical theater in Spain.
•    Has appeared in music videos for Mariah Carey, George Michael and En Vogue.
•    He's a humanitarian who founded "Hollywood Unites for Haiti"

Born in Petion-Ville, Haiti, actor Jimmy Jean-Louis moved to Paris during adolescence (c. 1980). He enrolled in business courses, but quickly realized that his heart lay in performance, and studied at the Academie International de Dance. This marked a prescient move, for around a decade later, producers discovered Jean-Louis during one of his dancing stints in a French club (c. 1991); deeply impressed, they tapped him to appear in a Coca-Cola ad, the success of which prompted the star ascendant to spend several years modeling across Europe for such notables as Gianfranco Ferre and Valentino. By the mid-1990s, he was gracing music videos by such superstars as Mariah Carey Seal and George Michael and appearing in low-budget, "independent" films in Los Angeles. Hollywood A-list roles were quick to follow. Jean-Louis debuted on the big screen in the Jean-Claude Van Damme action opus Derailed, then signed for supporting roles in such films as Hollywood Homicide (2003), Monster-in-Law (2005) and Phat Girlz (2006). He achieved his most widespread fame, however, when cast as The Haitian in the second season of the superhero-themed serial Heroes (2007).


Jimmy Jean-Louis | Hollywood Unites For Haiti | http://www.hufh.org | 323 244 2712 | http://www.jimmyjeanlouis.com


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