The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival© Announces Special Guests

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Feb. 5, 2023 - PRLog -- (West Palm Beach, FL – February 2, 2023) "Experience the Magic of Cinema" is the slogan of a major new cultural event: The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival^© Presented by MorseLife. Offering dozens of unique features, documentaries, and short films from 20 different countries, the inaugural festival has a truly international focus, celebrating cinematic excellence and reflecting a commitment to global diversity.

From its January 26 Opening Night screening of the French comedy TWO TICKETS TO GREECE at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion, which was attended by director Marc Fitoussi, to the February 16 Closing Night film PEACE BY CHOCOLATE at the CMX Downtown in Palm Beach Gardens—and at various screenings in between—The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival is welcoming Special Guests, including both distinguished directors and performers.

Following is a List of the Festival's upcoming Special Guests:

Palm Beach County Premiere

ALL MAN: THE INTERNATIONAL MALE STORY

(Documentary—USA—2022)

Beyond outrageous fashions, this film is a journey across three decades of the International Male catalog's lasting impact on fashion, masculinity, and gay rights. Written by Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jones and narrated by Matt Bomer, this is a character-driven portrait of a group of outsiders who changed how men and the world viewed them. (Tribeca 2022 World Premiere)

Special Guest: Film Director Jesse Finley Reed

+ February 4, 4:00 pm – CMX at the Gardens

+ February 6, 4:00 pm – Regal Royal Palm

Palm Beach Premiere

CALENDAR GIRLS

(Documentary—Sweden—2022)

This "coming-of-golden-age" film follows senior volunteer dancers in Southwest Florida, who are determined to prove that age is just a number. The dancers give it all they've got: impressive makeup, handmade costumes, elaborate dance routines, unparalleled enthusiasm, and sparkling personalities. (Sundance Film Festival, Hot Docs Film Festival, Bergamo Film Festival Audience Award Best Documentary)

Special Guest: Calendar Girl Cindy Bailey

+ February 4, 1:30 pm – CMX at the Gardens

+ February 7, 1:00 pm – Regal Royal Palm

DARRYL JONES: IN THE BLOOD

(Documentary—USA—2022)

Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones reflects on growing up on the South Side of Chicago, playing alongside Miles Davis, Madonna, and Sting, and replacing Bill Wyman in the World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band. (Oxford International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature; Rome Independent Film Festival)

Available for Interview:
Ellen Wedner, Founding Festival Director

The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival^©

305.586.6215 / ellen@dmepbff.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net