Lone Star Film Society to Screen ‘Nirvana’ at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX, July 10, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Lone Star Film Society (LSFS) is screening the visually stunning Russian film, “Nirvana,” as part of its “Best of Fest” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. at 3200 Darnell Street. In 2008, “Nirvana” received the “Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize” at the LSFS’s International Film Festival.

“’Nirvana’ pushes the boundaries of typical filmmaking,” said Alec Jhangiani, LSFS’s director of programming. “It represents a contemporary glimpse of Russia’s youth culture washed in vivid colors and highly-stylized costumes. Local film fans, and those passionate about the arts in general, will be attracted to its creative interpretation of modern life in a stark environment.”

Directed by Igor Voloshin and set in present-day St. Petersburg, the full-length feature is an avant-garde portrayal of friendship and crime in Russia’s second-largest city. Featuring overly-saturated hues and a fast-paced editing style, the film showcases elaborate costumes, extravagant makeup and powerful music to tell the tale of a woman drawn from her mundane life in the country to a drug fueled underworld existence surrounded by surreal characters and imagery.

The film has been screened at some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, including the 2008 Berlin Film Festival, 2008 Moscow Film Festival and the 2008 AFI Fest LA, where it earned the “Special Mention for Narrative Feature” award.

“Best of Fest” is a monthly film series presented by the LSFS, in cooperation with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, featuring notable works from the 2008 Lone Star International Film Festival and the international film festival circuit. Admission is $8 for non-members of the LSFS, and $6 for members. Tickets are available at www.lonestarfilmsociety.com.

About The Lone Star Film Society
The Lone Star Film Society exists to preserve and present the art of the moving image and examine its influence on world culture. LSFS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, achieves these goals and engenders visual literacy by cultivating an appreciation of the visual arts, supporting film initiatives in the community and building the recognition and status of Fort Worth, and of Texas in filmmaking. The Lone Star Film Society is host of the Lone Star International Film Festival, Fort Worth in Sundance Square. The festival highlights the very best in independent filmmaking from around the world. The festival has honored such filmmakers as Martin Sheen, T-Bone Burnett, Bill Paxton, Sidney Lumet, Melonie Diaz and Fred Durst. This year’s festival will be held November 11 – 15, 2009.

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