9 PIANOS World Premiere Plays Woodstock Film Festival

(Woodstock, NY) Sept. 16, 2011:
Gillian Farrell's "9 Pianos" will make its world premiere at the 2011 Woodstock Film Festival on September 23 at 5pm. The doc follows Adam Markowitz, a piano dealer and tuner from New York's Hudson Valley, who felt compelled to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina by hand delivering 9 pianos to New Orleans with the help of his dog, Walter. 

“The film is peppered with terrific spontaneous performances as the overwhelmed musicians receive their musical bounty” said Farrell who is “an actor by choice, a teacher by chance and a director by necessity.” She has produced, directed and acted in dozens of plays, movies and videos, often on political subjects.

The film will be preceded by a screening of Meera Gandhi's "Giving Back."

TICKETS AND LOGISTICS
TICKETS FOR PANELS, PERFORMANCES AND FILMS CAN BE ORDERED ON-LINE at
http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/festival2011/films_all.php

The Box Office, located at 13 Rock City Rd, is open Wednesday-Sunday from noon-6pm through Sept. 17; it will be open every day from 9am-7pm, starting Sept. 18 through the last day of the festival, Sunday, Sept. 25. Ticket prices for WFF events range from $5-$75. Panels are $15. Concerts range from $20-$25. There are also a limited number of tickets available for the Gala Honorary Maverick Awards Ceremony. A limited number of special Full Festival Passes are available for purchase. Single purchase tickets will also be available at each screening and concert venue.

Get your tickets early! Shows tend to sell out quickly.
For more information contact the Box Office at (845) 810-0131

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About the Woodstock Film Festival:
Hailed by Indiewire as "A true American Maverick Among Fests" and praised by actor Ethan Hawke as "among the finest of a dying breed: a festival that isn't trying to sell you anything, but simply and beautifully celebrating the art & craft of filmmaking", the Woodstock Film Festival premiers exceptional films, hosts the most talented emerging and established professionals in the movie industry; presents A-list concerts, panels and parties, and creates stimulating, innovative programming year-round.

The Woodstock Film Festival is a non-profit, 501c3 with a mission to present an annual program and year-round schedule of film, music and art-related activities that promote artists, culture, inspired learning and diversity.

The Woodstock Film Festival celebrates its 12th Annual Festival September 21- 25, 2011, with an extraordinary line-up of fiercely independent films, panels, concerts and special events in Woodstock and the neighboring towns of Rhinebeck, Kingston and Rosendale.