KSU students produce documentary‚ red carpet premiere Thursday
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (May 10‚ 2007) — “Slide America‚” a documentary produced by two KSU students and a…
Georgia (May 10, 2007) — KSU students produce documentary‚ red carpet premiere Thursday
Jennifer Hafer
Abstract
Film documents rise of “drifting” as a competitive motor sport
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KENNESAW‚ Ga. (May 10‚ 2007) — “Slide America‚” a documentary produced by two KSU
students and a former Formula D driver‚ glides into the Midtown Arts Cinema tonight‚
where it will make its world broadcast premiere‚ red carpet and all.
This straight−to−DVD release chronicles the travels of students Joey Redmond‚ Jason
Small and former Formula D driver Andy Sapp‚ as they traveled to 19 cities in 30 days
last summer documenting the competitive driving sport of drifting. KSU student Montye
Edwards serves as the chief communications officer of the company that produced the
movie‚ PM Lifestyle. In drifting‚ drivers compete in rear−wheel drive cars to keep
their cars drifting sideways as long as possible.
“Nothing like ‘Slide America’ has been done before‚” Redmond said. “Many of these
drivers have great talents that needed to be showcased and even greater stories to
tell.”
Trailers for “Slide America‚” as well as more information on drifting can be found
at the following links:
www.slideamerica.com
www.myspace.com/slideamerica
http://slideamerica.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=34
For further information‚ or to schedule an interview‚ please contact the writer.
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a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching
20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State
offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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