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Adventures in Geocaching selected for Ohio Independent Film Festival


CLEVELAND, OHIO (Oct. 2, 2006) - Adventures in Geocaching, a documentary about the emerging game of high-tech treasure hunting and the unique characters involved in it, has been accepted for the Ohio Independent Film Festival. The 27-minute documentary by USC graduate film student Nora Donaghy will be screened at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 at the Cleveland Public Theatre - Gordon Square Theatre in Cleveland.

Adventures in Geocaching documents the geocaching efforts of TRUROKR, family man; his rivals, the Ventura Kids, and lovable geek Aerospacecase in a humorous and poignant portrayal of four fascinating people and their feelings about competition, community, and the quest for the elusive Tupperware container.

The Ohio Independent Film Festival takes place each November in Cleveland and accepts films by submission only. The Ohio Independent Film Festival is a juried festival that focuses on films that do not already have distribution. The festival receives approximately 500 annual submissions. Approximately 100 films screened at each festival. Eighty percent of the 100 plus films screened at the Ohio Independent Film Festival are short films. The remainder of the films are feature length.

For those interested in seeing Adventures in Geocaching and other entries to this festival, tickets are available on ticketweb.com. Cost is $10 for a day pass to the festival or $75 to attend all eight days of the festival.

About Adventures in Geocaching
Adventures in Geocaching explores the emerging game of geocaching and the people who are involved in it. Geocaching – an Internet-based high-tech scavenger hunting game using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices – is new to many people, but to its avid participants, it’s a world of its own. This entertaining film tells the stories of three wildly different geocachers. Meet TRUROKR, a.k.a. John Noble, dedicated family man, animal lover and environmental activist who loves geocaching for the opportunities to visit new destinations. His local rivals, the Ventura Kids, a.k.a. Steve and Sandy, are the self-professed “bad guys” of geocaching. Ranked #3 in the world in total number of geocaching finds, Steve will do whatever it takes to find a cache and wastes no opportunity to remind people of his ranking.

Filling out the cast of characters is Aerospacecase, a.k.a. Brian O’Connell, for whom geocaching offers an escape from his clinical depression and helps him get back into life. These diverse characters allow the audience to uncover the mysterious appeal of searching for trinkets. Adventures in Geocaching is much more than an explanation of geocaching; it is a humorous, in-depth portrayal of four fascinating characters and their feelings about competition, community, and the search for the elusive Tupperware container. Adventures in Geocaching is directed by Nora Donaghy. For more information about the documentary, visit www.geocachingthemovie.com.

About Independent Pictures
Independent Pictures is a nonprofit film arts organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. The organization is dedicated to the support of emerging filmmakers producing independent film and video projects. Independent Pictures’s objective is to offer these newcomers access to the same opportunities and education that established filmmakers are privileged to enjoy. In addition to our annual film festival, The Ohio Independent Film Festival, (OIFF), IP offers a screenplay competition, fiscal agent sponsorship, a speakers bureau, a film production training program, a director of photography workshop and produces film and video projects of its own. Furthermore, Independent Pictures hosts AIVF salons, as well as, provides a variety of other film oriented workshops and seminars.

Independent Pictures was founded 1993, in Cleveland, Ohio. The organization was borne out of a need to fill a void. Prior to Independent Pictures, there was no venue in Cleveland, where emerging filmmakers could exhibit their work to the public. When the founders realized they had no place to show their own films, they bonded with other independent filmmakers to fill the niche. For more information, visit http://www.ohiofilms.com.



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Adventures in Geocaching is a documentary by USC graduate film student Nora Donaghy.