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Blank Canvas is a tribute to the restorative power of art, shown through portraits of women artists battling addiction. The story follows six women as they embrace creative sensitivity to overcome personal afflictions that have lead to substance abuse. In Blank Canvas we discover an inspirational community of artistic support that grows around these women, each on her own transformational journey...a journey that is both tragic and triumphant.

WINNER: Best Emerging Filmmaker, San Francisco Women's FIlm Festival 2007

"..very moving. Extremely well done." -Ted Baer, former Vice President, MGM/UA Television

"powerful and moving" - Mitchell Block, Founder, Direct Cinema Limited


BLANK CANVAS, CREATING A NEW LIFE
CONTACT: ASHLEY PHELPS, Director/Producer
EMAIL: ashley@blankcanvasmovie.com
CONTACT: 510.846.2218

PRESS KIT: click here

Aquarius Health Care Media

Blank Canvas on PBS (KTEH)
Monday April 14th: http://www.kteh.org/tv/productions/videoi/season13/1313.jsp


CREDITS

Ashley Phelps, Director/Producer/Editor

Jeff Martin, Editor

Renen Bergan, Editor/Assistant Producer

Lisa Phelps, Legal Consultant

Deborah Davis-Price, Assistance with publicity and marketing

Post Sound Design
Berkeley Sound Artists, Jim LeBrecht

MUSIC

Jolie Holland, Escondida "Do You?", "Poor Girl", Springtime Can Kill You "Nothing to Do but Dream"

Sean Hayes, Alabama Chicken "Moonrise"

Randy O'Dell, Original Music

Ora Cogan, Tatter "Thirst"

Aiko Shimada, Like Hanna "You"


PHOTOGRAPHS

Courtesy of Bill Owens
"Suburbia"


© 2007