DENVER, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a
successful festival run, the acclaimed documentary "Skid Row
Marathon" will debut nationwide for a one-day event on
October 14 at 7:00 p.m. local time via Fathom participating
theaters. The film follows Los
Angeles criminal court judge Craig Mitchell who starts a running club on
LA's notorious Skid Row and begins training ex-criminals and people
recovering from homelessness and addiction to run marathons as they
fight to transform their lives.
"Running is a mechanism for the participants to build
relationships," said Mitchell. "Everybody is welcome. We affirm. We
listen. We support."
Mitchell started the running club in 2012 as a way to help the
homeless problem in Los Angeles as
a complement to The Midnight Mission shelter's programs. Now, the
twice-weekly run includes upwards of 75 people, ranging from the
homeless to recovering addicts, lawyers, social workers, students
and off-duty LAPD officers. Mitchell and club members have run
marathons in Ghana, Rome, Vietnam
and Jerusalem.
"Skid Row Marathon," which tells a story of hope,
friendship and dignity, has won 23 festival awards around the
world. Filmmaker Mark Hayes believes
the positive message of compassion and kindness, and one man's
attempt to do his part to help end the epidemic of homelessness, is
what audiences are responding to.
"Los Angeles County has over
59,000 homeless people which represents the largest concentration
of homeless in America," stated Hayes. "Our hope is that the
powerful stories of Judge Mitchell and the members of the Skid Row
Running Club we follow in the film will empower people across the
nation to become part of the conversation and the eventual
eradication of homelessness."
Tickets for "Skid Row Marathon" can be purchased at
www.FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices. A
complete list of theaters is available at the Fathom Events
website.
For artwork/photos related to "Skid Row Marathon" visit
the Fathom Events press site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with theater locations in all top 100 DMAs®
(Designated Market Areas) and ranks as one of the largest overall
theater content distributors. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc.
(NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal
Cinemas, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom
Events offers a variety of unique entertainment events in movie
theaters such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top
Broadway stage productions, major sporting events, epic concerts,
the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series, inspirational events
and popular anime franchises. Fathom Events takes audiences behind
the scenes for unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage
footage and interviews with cast and crew, creating the ultimate
VIP experience. Fathom Events' live Digital Broadcast Network
("DBN") is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and pre-recorded
events to 1,010 locations and 1,628 screens in 182 DMAs. The
company also provides corporations a compelling national footprint
for hosting employee meetings, customer rewards events and new
product launches. For more information, visit
www.FathomEvents.com.
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