Producer for sci-fi thriller, "Pig" to attend Davis Theatre screening

Mark Stolaroff, the producer of the sci-fi thriller, "Pig" will be
attending the screening of the movie at 7 p.m. Thursday May 31, at the
Davis Theatre, Concord, N.C.

The movie will be shown as part of a free monthly screening series by
Modern Film Fest with the Cabarrus Arts Council at the Davis Theatre,
65 Union Street South, Concord, N.C.

"Pig" tells the story of a man who wakes up alone in the middle of the
desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his
back. At death's door, he is discovered by a woman living alone in the
desert and is nursed back to health. Upon regaining consciousness, the
man realizes he has amnesia, and has no idea who he is. His only clue,
a piece of paper in his pocket with the name "Manny Elder" on it,
sends him on a journey to Los Angeles to discover his past. But things
and people are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger
and more unusual than the man could have ever imagined.

"Pig" has won several awars including Best Film at London Sci-Fi Film
Festival; Best sci-fi feature at Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi
Film Festival; Science fiction genere award for best picture at
ShockerFest; and best Sci-Fi feature at Shriekfest.

Stolaroff is an independent producer and a founding partner of Antic
Pictures, an LA-based production company producing a slate of low
budget, high quality digital features. With Academy Award winner Ron
Judkins, Stolaroff produced ," True Love," which was developed in the
2003 Sundance Screenwriters Lab and recently played the festival
circuit. Other credits include "The Trouble With Men And Women,"
(2006, Associate Producer); "Paper Chasers," (2005, Co-Producer);
"Manic," (2001, Associate Producer); "Some Body," (2001, Associate
Producer); "Keep The River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale,"
(2000, Associate Producer); and others.

Stolaroff was formerly a principal of Next Wave Films, a company of
The Independent Film Channel that provided finishing funds to
exceptional, low budget films; and through its production arm Agenda
2000, financed and executive produced digital features. Included in
Next Wave's 13 films are Christopher Nolan's first feature, Following;
Joe Carnahan's first feature, "Blood, Guts, Bullets, & Octane"; Amir
Bar Lev's first feature, "Fighter"; the Academy Award-nominated
documentary, "Sound And Fury"; and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize
winning documentary. "Southern Comfort." In all Next Wave took seven
films to Sundance and five to Toronto; nine were released theatrically
in the U.S. and two premiered on HBO. Stolaroff is considered an
expert in micro-budget filmmaking.

He is the founder of No Budget Film School, a unique series of classes
specifically designed for the no-budget filmmaker, and his website is
regarded as one of the leading filmmaking resources devoted
exclusively to the art and science of no-budget filmmaking. Stolaroff
has lectured on low budget and digital filmmaking throughout the world
and at many of the major film festivals. He has written for Scientific
American, Filmmaker, Sight & Sound, Film Festival Reporter, Film Arts
Magazine, and contributed to the recent books Be The Media and The
Reel Truth.

Stolaroff  will be on hand at the, "Pig" screening to answer questions
about the movie as well as talk about his No Budget Film School.