SC: "Charleston Health Care Stories"

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Tuesday August 11, 2009 · 2:51 PM PDT

2009/08/11 · 14:51

"Charleston Health Care Stories" is a new documentary which premieres on August 20th at the Olde North Charleston Picture House as part of a Greater Park Circle Film Society series. The documentary short, produced by Edward Faircloth, features real Charleston area residents with real health care related stories.

Progressive Healthcare Movie Night set for Aug. 20

North Charleston, SC- "Damaged Care," a musical comedy film about the state of health care in the United States and "Charleston Healthcare Stories," a new documentary short by Mt. Pleasant resident Edward Faircloth, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. for a Progressive Dinner and a Movie Evening at the Olde North Charleston Picture House (1080 E Montague Ave.) on Thursday, August 20.

Participants may begin the evening with dinner across the street
at Evo's Pizza (1075 E Montague Ave), starting at 6 pm .

Tickets for the movie will be available at the dinner or at the
theater box office, which opens at 7 pm. There is a suggested
donation of $2 for members of the Greater Park Circle Film Society
and $5 for non-members. Faircloth will introduce the final edit
of his short documentary, shot at health care reform meetings
in the Charleston area in June, and then talk briefly about
the challenge of documenting a sensitive political and
personal issue with his subjects following its showing.

The main presentation, Damaged Care: The Musical Comedy about
Health Care in America is a filmed version of a musical cabaret
written and performed by two physicians, Greg LaGana, M.D., and
Barry Levy, M.D., which has been performed in 27 states. Musical
Numbers include Another Outbreak of Us Superbugs, Doctors in
Cyberspace and The Spare Parts Blues After the main film, there
will be a brief post-film discussion and then the audience is
invited to gather for libations at The Mill.

Those planning to have dinner are requested to make reservations
with EVO Pizza (843) 225-1796), noting they are with the film.

Interested persons can RSVP for this event through the Greater
Park Circle Film Society's Facebook Page. For more information go to
http://www.parkcirclefilms.org or phone 843-478-3911.

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