Director Morgan Spurlock to Hold Q&A Following NYC Screening

The Muslim Public Affairs Council's Hollywood Bureau and Morgan Spurlock, Oscar-nominated director of "Supersize Me", will host two special screenings next week of Spurlock's latest film "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?"

Morgan Spurlock, the 2005 recipient of the MPAC Media Award for his FX series "30 Days", will hold a Q&A session following the New York City screening, slated to take place on Tuesday, April 29. The Los Angeles screening will take place on Thursday, May 1st in Pasadena.

The first 10 people to RSVP for each event will each receive two free tickets. For the NYC event, email naoma@mpac.org or call 917-514-2940. For the Los Angeles event, email hollywood@mpac.org, or call 213-383-3443. Spaces are limited so reserve your seats today!

NEW YORK CITY SCREENING:
Date: Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Time: 7:40 p.m.
Location: AMC Empire 25 Theatre
               234 West 42nd St., New York, NY, 10036
Featuring: Q&A with Director Morgan Spurlock

LOS ANGELES SCREENING:
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Time: 7:20 p.m.
Location: Laemmle Theatres Playhouse 7
               673 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

In "Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?", Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock takes on a franchise even more lethal than McDonald's Al-Qaeda. And after this real life action thriller is over, the world may never be thesame. Following bin Laden's trail through some of the most dangerous places in the world, Spurlock encounters both the rational and the radical faces of the Middle East.

He interviews many people who embrace him on the streets and welcome him into their homes, often gaining impressions that sharply contrast with the conventional media images of the region. Spurlock finds they're not that different from American families, sharing the same hopes and fears for their children that he has for his own.

As one reviewer wrote, "...You'd be mistaken if you thought the movie wasreally about tracking the missing al-Qaida frontman. Where in the World is less about a man and more about the continuing gap of understanding between the average American and the average Muslim."

Launched last spring, MPAC's Hollywood Bureau provides expertise and consultation to television networks and film studios in order to enhance accuracy and sensitivity of portrayals related to Islam, Muslims and related issues. Click here to find out how you can support the Bureau's work.

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