FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BURLESQUE
DOCUMENTARY TO SCREEN IN ROCHESTER
Award-Winning
Burlesque Documentary Partners with Ruby Sparkles Burlesque &
TUGG Theatrical
Burbank,
California – The world is opening their eyes to THE OLD STRIPPER.
And she's coming to a local movie theater near you in New York.
Dixie
Films has partnered with TUGG Theatrical and Ruby Sparkles Burlesque
to screen a special one-night theatrical event of the award-winning
feature documentary film THE OLD STRIPPER at the Cinemark Tinseltown
USA in Rochester, New York on January 15th,2019.
The film, made by the real-life Mother/Son filmmaking team Jack
Truman and Opal Dockery, is an epic documentary film about a
burlesque legend who travels across the country, coast to coast,
visiting her old dancing cities of yesterday.
Tugg,
Inc. (www.tugg.com
) a web-platform that enables individuals to choose the films that
play in their local theaters and create their own theatrical events,
and Dixie Films, are excited to announce that THE OLD STRIPPER is
available to screen nationwide through Tugg. The film is available
through Tugg for special theatrical screenings across the country.
The Rochester screening will be the city's local premiere of the Tugg
theatrical release.
The
award-winning film received top film honors at film festivals this
summer in Des Moines, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Since it's World
Premiere in June at the Interrobang Film Festival, THE OLD STRIPPER
has screened over 15 film festivals worldwide, and will continue
playing the film festival circuit this fall, in conjunction with the
TUGG national release.
Dockery
was a burlesque dancer for over 20 years in the 1970's and '80's.
Truman, her son, and director of the film, grew up on the road with
her during her burlesque circuit.
“This
is very special to me”, Truman stated in press materials. “The
burlesque industry is a lost era. I grew up in that environment, in
the adult entertainment business. As a child, I was raised around
nudity and pornography. And as a filmmaker, I want to open people's
eyes to a world they know nothing about. We are honored to partner
with Ruby Sparkles Burlesque to provide the local area this
opportunity to see this incredible documentary film THE OLD STRIPPER
in Rochester. We hope everyone takes this opportunity to take
advantage of this unique program that provides the public the
opportunity to see this important film at their local movie theater
”.
Over
last summer, Truman and Dockery traveled coast to coast, to all 48
states and the District of Columbia, on an epic journey shooting
footage in every state nationwide, interviewing dancers young and
old, visiting Opal's old dancing cities from her burlesque circuit,
seeing landmarks around the country, and interviewing people in the
burlesque industry.
“This
is a story only we can tell”, says Truman.
Earlier
this summer, Dockery was inducted in the Burlesque Hall of Fame in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
For
more information on the film, visit the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/oldtimeburlesquemovie/
About
TUGG, Inc.
Tugg,
Inc. (“TUGG”) is a web platform that enables individuals to
choose the films that play in their local theaters. Through Tugg,
individuals are empowered to select a film, screening time, and
nearby theater, and then spread the word to their immediate and
online community. Once a necessary amount of people commit to
attending, the event will be confirmed; and Tugg will reserve the
theater, manage ticketing and ensure delivery of the film, allowing
the audience to sit back and enjoy the show. Tugg is currently
working with exhibitors Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, AMC Theatres,
Carmike Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and the Studio
Movie Grill, as well as additional regional and independently owned
theaters across the country. These exhibitors provide theatrical
venues for individually curated events showcasing Tugg's growing
library of hundreds of studio and independent films. For more
information on how Tugg works, visit www.tugg.com/howtuggworks
.
About
THE OLD STRIPPER
THE
OLD STRIPPER is an epic 120 minute feature documentary film about a
burlesque legend visiting her dancing cities of yesterday. Burlesque
legend Opal Dockery travels the country with her real-life son,
award-winning filmmaker Jack Truman on a cross country road trip.
Visiting all 48 states coast to coast, Dockery and Truman visit her
dancing cities from yesterday, landmarks nationwide, and interview
over 50 burlesque dancers across the country, young and old, to show
how burlesque is today compared to yesterday. An epic underground
unforgettable journey, THE OLD STRIPPER opens the audience's eyes to
a lost era.

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