“The Power of Two,” a feature documentary on twin sisters with cystic fibrosis, has been selected for a prestigious Oscar-qualifying documentary showcase and has captured the attention of Hollywood at Los Angeles screenings this week.
The powerful movie illustrates the intimate bond between Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, half-Japanese twin sisters who have survived double-lung transplants and emerged as authors, athletes and advocates for organ donation and those living with CF in the United States and Japan.
“The Power of Two” has been selected for DocuWeeks, the Oscar-qualifying documentary showcase presented by the International Documentary Association. Following a week-long run in Los Angeles (August 19-25), the film will screen 14 times during the week of August 26-September 1 at the IFC Center in New York.
“The Power Of Two” is the feature directorial debut from Academy Award nominated filmmaker Marc Smolowitz (“The Weather Underground” and “Trembling Before G-d”) and was produced by Twin Triumph Productions.
NEW YORK
SCREENINGS
August 26 – September 1, 2011
IFC Center
323 Sixth Avenue at West Third Street
To purchase tickets: www.ifccenter.com/films/the-power-of-two/
Other screenings include:
BOULDER, CO
Life & Death Matters Film Festival
Saturday, September 3
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Bay Area Premiere Gala
Saturday, September 10
RICHMOND, VA
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Public Screening
Tuesday, September 13
WASHINGTON, DC
Capitol Hill Screening
Wednesday, September 14
DC Premiere Gala
Thursday, September 15
AKRON, OH
Akron Film + Pixel Festival
Saturday, October 8
SAN DIEGO, CA
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Late October date TBA
SANTA FE, NM
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival
Late October date TBA
ST. GEORGE, UT
Red Rock Film Festival
Friday, November 11
For more information about the film and its screening dates/locations, and to watch the trailer, go to www.thepoweroftwomovie.com/.