Rehoboth Beach Film Society's On Screen/In Person series presents "Money Matters"

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is pleased to present a screening of “Money Matters” as a part of the On Screen/In Person tour. The screening will take place at 2:00 pm, on Fri, Feb 10, at the Theater in the Education and Humanities Building, at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware.

“Money Matters” director Ryan Richmond will be present to introduce his film. A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ryan Richmond began his film career as a cinematographer, during which he shot more than 60 films and music videos. Emerging filmmakers can take this opportunity to meet Ryan and discuss the challenges and triumphs he experienced in making his directorial debut.

This coming-of-age drama follows a 14-year-old biracial girl, Monique (aka “Money”) Matters, as she navigates the inner city. Her relationship with her sickly, single mother, Pamela, is strained, because her mother wrestles with her personal demons by thrusting religion onto Money as a way to repent for her own mistakes. Education provides no escape for Money—every day she commutes by three different buses to a Catholic school far from her dilapidated neighborhood, to another world where she feels just as uncomfortable. When she befriends a neighborhood girl who seems to understand her, their friendship develops in ways that push boundaries. Just as Money begins to discover herself, her mother’s quickly deteriorating health reveals her positive HIV status, forcing her mother to reveal details about her disturbing past. As these details emerge, which includ the identity of Money’s father, Money must somehow reconcile the relationships and circumstances surrounding her very existence. [2011, USA, Runtime: 89 min, Not rated]

Following the screening, director Ryan Richmond will participate in a discussion led by Delaware State University students.

Tickets are $4 for Film Society members and $5 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rehobothfilm.com, by calling 302-645-9095, ext 1, or visiting the RBFS office, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm. Please note that tickets are non-refundable.

Rehoboth Beach Film Society is pleased to be selected by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation to be a host site for the first year of the On Screen/In person film touring program. The goal of the program is to bring the vision of some of the country’s best independent filmmakers to a broad audience throughout the mid-Atlantic region, especially in communities with limited access to their work. On Screen/In Person will tour six new independent, American films, including animation, documentary, experimental, and narrative work accompanied by the filmmaker. On Screen/In person is made possible by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Regional Touring Program and the Delaware Division of the Arts.

The mission of the RBFS is to promote the art of film and, through outreach initiatives, to entertain, educate, and enrich the cultural life of local and extended communities. The Film Society sponsors monthly screenings, special events, and the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (November 7 -11, 2012).  The Rehoboth Beach Film Society is funded, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.  For more information on this series, other events, or to become a member, visit the Rehoboth Beach Film Society website at www.rehobothfilm.com, or call 645-9095.