Special Screening

May 14th 2008

7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

Dendy Cinema,

Circular Quay, Sydney

Ticket Price: $25.00 per person

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Phoenix Rising in conjunction with Inspired Minds Australia is delighted to invite you to a very special evening.

Join over 150 people to watch the academy award nominated Swedish movie - As it is in Heaven, with a special extra: Marissa Dikkenberg singing "Gabriella's song" at the conclusion of the film.

Also included are wines from the Mudgee Vineyard di Lusso

Part of the proceeds for the evening will be donated to Gamarada Mens Healing Program Redfern

Director Kay Pollack's confidence in directing shows brilliantly as every scene captivates viewers with its heartfelt emotions.

Music is superbly used, and the scenic remoteness of the village in Norrland, northern Sweden, is captured beautifully on camera. This is Pollack's first film in 18 years since 1986's Love Me.

His work was recognized at the 77th Academy Awards, where it was nominated it in the category of Best Foreign Film.

Listen to a short interview with the director Kay Pollack from You Tube

As it is in Heaven (DVD)

DVD AUD34.95

Daniel Dareus is a successful international conductor at the top of his game, but he is lonely, miserable and exhausted by the demands of his high profile life style.

After suffering a physical and emotional breakdown, Daniel abruptly interrupts his career and returns, alone, to Norrland, the village of his childhood located in a remote part of northern Sweden.

Immediately upon his arrival his fame makes him the object of curiosity, fascination and suspicion. Soon he is asked to come and "offer a bit of good advice" to the small church choir, which practices every Thursday in the parish hall.

Daniel resists being dragged back into the spotlight, yet he finds that there is no way he can gracefully refuse the choir's request, and reluctantly he agrees to help.

As he begins to work with the choir, Daniel, quite to his own surprise, begins to rediscover his long-lost joy for music.

But his work with the choir is a serious threat to the town's status quo, and Daniel finds himself surrounded by enemies, including the jealous parish priest and a dangerous and violent enemy from his past.

At the same time he makes new friends, among them the lovely and sensitive Lena, a woman who helps him overcome his fear and loneliness. Daniel's life, and the lives of the people of Norrland, will never be the same.