News Release

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August 22, 2005

Media Advisory

What: Former Boise State student involved in film �The Nickel Children� to air at True West Cinema Festival
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28
Where: The Flicks
Who: Ryan Cooper, associate producer, (310) 430-4031

Since leaving Boise State University to answer the siren call of Hollywood, filmmaker Ryan Cooper has worked on a number of projects ranging from independent films such as the soon-to-be-released �The Drone Virus� to television shows like the Oxygen Network�s highly rated reality show, �Mo� Nique�s Fat Chance.� But none of them has affected him in quite the same the way as �The Nickel Children,� produced by Pretty Dangerous Films.

The narrative drama, which airs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at The Flicks, explores the world of child prostitution from the viewpoint of two young runaways in Los Angeles. The film was produced in association with Children of the Night, a nonprofit organization dedicated to taking child prostitutes off the street. Some proceeds from the film will support that organization.

�It�s a compelling story, definitely heavy,� Cooper said. Shot in less than three weeks, the film was heavily supported by donations, including film and wardrobe assistance from Universal Studios and volunteer labor from several crewmembers. The film has been well received at several film festivals, including the Method Fest independent film festival in Burbank, Calif., and the Nashville Film Festival.

Cooper, a native of England who moved to Boise while in high school, took every video and production class he could get in his four years at Boise State. A chance meeting at a New Year�s Eve party with Ryan Johnson, a Boise native who founded Pretty Dangerous Films, helped open doors when he moved south to pursue his career. Johnson is the producer for �The Nickel Children.�

Cooper will not be in Boise for the True West Cinema Festival because he is busy taping the World Music Awards for ABC. But he is excited to have the film air in his adopted hometown. �A lot of us invested a lot of time in it,� he said. �It�s definitely a labor of love.�

For more information, please contact Kathleen Craven, Communications Specialist, at 426-3275 or kcraven@boisestate.edu.

Information on �The Nickel Children� can be found at www.prettydangerousfilms.com.

 

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