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Manteo, NC- Dare County Arts Council presents "Barbershop Punk" with Director/Producer/Writer Georgia Sugimura Archer as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Buxton, NC on February, 18, 2012. "Barbershop Punk" with Director/Producer/Writer Georgia Sugimura Archer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Martier
Date: February 2, 2012 Phone: 252-473-5558

"Barbershop Punk" examines the critical issues surrounding the future of the American Internet and what it truly means to be "punk"

Manteo, NC- Dare County Arts Council presents "Barbershop Punk" with Director/Producer/Writer Georgia Sugimura Archer as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers at Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Buxton, NC on February, 18, 2012. Following a screening of her feature film, "Barbershop Punk," Archer and the audience will engage in a discussion about the film and her work as a filmmaker. Tickets are available for $12.00 from www.brownpapertickets.com or DCAC's interim Gallery at MP 4.75 in Kitty Hawk, between Spa Vogue and Trio Wine Bar.
In a privatized American Internet, is big business "Big Brother" or does the free markets protect and serve the needs of the average citizen with its invisible hand? With the simple act of swapping files, barbershop quartet baritone Robb Topolski finds himself at ground zero of a landmark case whose outcome will affect the rights of every American citizen. Following one man's personal quest to defend what he believes to be his inalienable rights; Barbershop Punk examines the critical issues surrounding the future of the American Internet and what it truly means to be "punk." The film features discussions with Henry Rollins, Janeane Garofalo, U.S. Congressmen Chip Pickering, Clinton White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Michelle Combs of the Christian Coalition, lobbyist Jack Burkman and FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein.

The Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. Special support for Southern Circuit was provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South's unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts' work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional perspective. South Arts offers an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region, and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information, visit www.southarts.org

Dare County Arts Council thanks its sponsors for the Southern Circuit Film Tour - South Arts - National Endowment for the Arts - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Outer Banks Community Foundation-Jim and Jarie Ebert - Baldwin Video - David Neal Construction - Roanoke Island Festival Park - North Beach Sun - Village Realty - The Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts - North Carolina Arts Council
The Dare County Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization committed to supporting the arts in Dare County through advocacy, enrichment and opportunity.

Photo: Barbara Archer, Filmmaker