2008.09.19 - "Take Out" opens in Los Angeles

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From the official press release:

TAKE OUT
Opening in Los Angeles on September 19th
Laemmle Sunset 5, West Hollywood
Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena
Laemmle Fallbrook 7, West Hills
Edwards Westpark 8, Irvine
Edwards Atlantic Palace 10, Alhambra

After a successful theatrical release in NY earlier this summer,
NY-based distribution company CAVU Pictures is set to release the
award-winning feature film "Take Out" in the Los Angeles market on
September 19th . The film is scheduled to open at the Laemmle Sunset
5 in West Hollywood, Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena, Edwards Westpark
8 in Irvine, Laemmle's Fallbrook 7 in West Hills, and at the Edwards
Atlantic Palace 10 in Alhambra, CA.

"Take Out" opened in NY on June 6th, and played there for 9 weeks, and
is now expanding into select markets nationwide this fall. "Take Out"
premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, won the Grand Jury prize at
the Nashville Film Festival, and has played in over 30 film festivals
to date.

"Take Out" is a day-in-the-life of Ming Ding, an illegal Chinese
immigrant working as a deliveryman for a Chinese take-out shop in New
York City. Ming is behind with payments on his huge debt to the
smugglers who brought him to the US. The collectors have given him
until the end of the day to deliver the money that is due. After
borrowing most of the money from friends and relatives, Ming realizes
that the remainder must come from the day's delivery tips. In order to
do so, he must make more than double his average daily income. In a
social-realist style, the camera follows Ming on his deliveries
throughout the city.

"Take Out" was shot on location in NYC and stars Charles Jang,
Jeng-hua Yu, Wang-Thye Lee, and Justin Wan. Employing an ensemble cast
of both professional and nonprofessional actors, and filmed in an
actual take-out restaurant during operating hours, directors Sean
Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou utilize a cinema vérité style to paint a
distinctly human face on the lives of illegal immigrants lost in the
shadows of an uncaring city.

CAVU Pictures was started in 2001 by filmmakers Michael Sergio and
Isil Bagdadi to finance, develop, produce and distribute independent
films. Some of CAVU's releases include "Under Hellgate Bridge," "The
Holy Land," "The Real Dirt on Farmer John," "Trailer Park Boys: The
Movie", and the upcoming directorial debut of actor Robert Davi, "The
Dukes".

SEAN BAKER writer/producer/director of Take Out: "We set out to bring
the plight of the illegal Chinese immigrant to the screen as
realistically and responsibly as we could. We believe we have
succeeded in doing so. Making this film was truly one of the most
exhilarating, educational, and liberating experiences of our lives and
we're excited that CAVU Pictures is working with us in getting the
film out to audiences." Sean Baker's previous credits include the
film "Four Letter Words" (which premiered at the 2001 SXSW film
festival, and is being released by Vanguard Cinema). His most recent
film "Prince of Broadway", which he wrote and directed, won the 2008
Target Filmmaker Award at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival. It
was the only US film in competition at Locarno Film Festival where it
won the Special Jury Mention. Sean is also the co-creator of the cult
comedy TV show, Greg the Bunny.

Running Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Yet Rated
In Mandarin and English, with English subtitles