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“YOU SAVED ME” BRINGS BLACK MARRIAGE TO THE BIG SCREEN
Independent Film has World Premiere on Black Marriage Day
On March 28th, viewers in 21 cities nationwide will attend the Black Marriage Day premiere of Tyler New Media’s “You Saved Me”, a documentary taking an emotional, in-depth look into the marriages of eight African-American couples. A follow up to Essence bloggers Lamar and Ronnie Tyler’s 2009 best selling documentary, “Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage”, “You Saved Me” explores marriage’s trials, changes, successes, and ultimately the individual healing that comes out of true love and commitment.
Troubled by low marriage rates, high incidences of divorce, and a lack of positive images of Black marriage in the media, Lamar and Ronnie Tyler set out to counter negative stereotypes with their now award winning blog, Black and Married With Kids, and their first film, "Happily Ever After". African-American couples nationwide have embraced the Tyler’s efforts, making their website the largest independent Black marriage and parenting site on the web and turning their first film into a best seller. The couple produced the highly anticipated "You Saved Me" in response to the overwhelmingly positive reaction to their first film, and the continued need to show real-life representations of marriage to Black audiences.
The Black Marriage Day premiere, which takes place at select venues in DC, New York, Dallas, Chicago, and other cities across the United States, kicks off a national tour of the movie. "You Saved Me" will be released on DVD at Amazon.com on Monday March 29th. The movie trailer is available at www.yousavedmemovie.com.
Capital BookFest presents the Maryland/DC area premiere at 3pm, Sunday March 28th at the Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road in Cheverly, MD. This program is co-sponsored by M-NCPPC’s Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County. For ticket and other information visit http://yousavedmemovie.eventbrite.com/ or call 301-343-1828.
Premiere Cities
Hunstville, AL
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Stockton, CA
West Contra County, CA
Lakeland, FL
Tampa Bay, FL
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Monroe, LA
Detroit, MI
St. Louis, MO
Charlotte, NC
Omaha, NE
Newark, NJ
Briarwood, NY
Harlem, NY
Las Vegas, NV
Dayton, OH
Nashville, TN
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
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Black Marriage Day founder Nisa Muhammad will lead a post-screening panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and marriage educator Jewell Powell, author of the faith-based Marriage 101, when the thought provoking movie debuts in Washington, DC, on Sunday, March 28, 2010, Black Marriage Day 2010. For more information about "You Saved Me" events, go to: www.blackmarriageday.com
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Chicago Events
Kiss & Make Up w/Intimate Evenings and Wedded Bliss Foundation, Inc., will present the Eighth Annual Black Marriage Day celebration, Saturday, March 27 – Sunday, March 28, 2010, with the theme "Celebrate The Joy."
Black Marriage Day has been celebrated annually at locally sponsored events hosted by various organizations on the fourth Sunday of March since 2003. Marriage activists in more than 300 cities participated in 2009.
National Black Marriage Day activities have been featured nationally in Black Enterprise and Essence magazines, plus on CNN News, and the Michael Baisden Show.
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