Help for Special Olympics

THE LOCAL Special Olympics program received a $850.75 boost from a two-night showing of “The Mountain Within”.  It documents seven disabled individuals’ trek up Mount Kilimanjaro in summer 2008.

More than 155 people came out to the two showings of the film Sept. 4 and all the proceeds were donated to the local special olympics here.  Gregory Rinaldi of Brag Productions says the film will be released to theatres in the UK soon.  Rinaldi plans to bring the film back to North America next summer,

Meanwhile, the film will be entered in as many film festivals as possible.

By MARGARET SPEIRS of the Terrace Standard

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/terracestandard/community/Help_for_Special_Olympics.html

BBC Radio Leicester - Chris Baxter

Gregory Rinaldi of BRAG Productions, the distributor of the film, arrived in Leicester on Friday to promote The Mountain Within, kicking off with an interview on BBC Radio Leicester. You can listen to the interview here (shortly after 1h 30m – this can only be accessed by those in the UK).

This followed a piece in the Leicester Mercury earlier in the week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p003sds5/Chris_Baxter_24_07_2009/