LITTLE SEEN GUS VAN SANT FILM MALA NOCHE SCREENING SOON!

For Immediate Release: May 1, 2007
“… so raw and authentically personal that it feels as if it were shot through a peephole.”
WASHINGTON POST

Janus Films Presents
GUS VAN SANT’S ACCLAIMED FIRST FEATURE
MALA NOCHE

WINNER BEST INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD
LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION

NEW 35MM PRINT!!!

RARE THEATRICAL SCREENINGS BEGIN JUNE 1st AT NYC’S IFC CENTER

A new 35mm print of Gus Van Sant’s acclaimed and rarely seen debut feature Mala Noche (1985), will have a select city run beginning Friday, June 1st in New York City. The film, which received the 1987 Best Independent Film Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, is also scheduled for Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco, with more cities to be announced. Mala Noche opens Friday June 1st at NYC’s IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue., Manhattan).

Walt (Tim Streeter) works at a convenience store selling cheap liquor and cigarettes to Portland’s drunks, hoods and hustlers. When Johnny (Doug Cooeyate) a homeless Mexican teenager shows up, Walt finds himself infatuated despite the kid’s obvious disinterest. After Johnny disappears, Walt, admittedly desperate, occupies himself with the boy’s friend Pepper (Ray Monge), but his desire for Johnny won’t let up. Shot in black-and-white on 16mm, Mala Noche is a poignant examination of people maneuvering imperfectly through life and the bad part of town.

Gus Van Sant has received worldwide acclaim for his work as a filmmaker and screenwriter. In addition to being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998 for Good Will Hunting, Van Sant has received numerous festival nominations and awards including Best Director and Golden Palm for Elephant at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. His films include Drugstore Cowboy; My Own Private Idaho; To Die For; Psycho; and Last Days, among numerous other short films and features. In addition to his work as a director and screenwriter, Van Sant is also a producer, musician and published author.

Confirmed Dates For Mala Noche as of 5/1/07:

• New York, NY - IFC Center -Opens June 1

• Boston, MA - The Brattle Theatre - Opens June 15

• San Francisco, CA - The Castro Theatre - Opens June 29

• Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – July 12-24

Mala Noche is a Janus Films release. Running time: 78 minutes. Not Rated.

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