San Francisco Indie Fest Ends With Controversy

NINTH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ENDS ON CONTROVERSY WITH

YOUR MOMMY KILLS ANIMALS





~ Controversial animal rights film getting early Oscar buzz to close Indie Fest ~





San Francisco , CA — The ninth annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival scored two coups this year with David Lynch's "Inland Empire" and the high profile controversial documentary "Your Mommy Kills Animals" which will close this years festival.



"Your Mommy Kills Animals" is an in-depth look at the controversial animal rights movement and the FBI's recent declaration calling them the number one domestic terrorist threat to the United States. While showing both the good and the problems in the movement, doc covers the landmark case against Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) and the resulting conviction which literally has changed the course of activism in this country .



The documentary features interviews with celebrities such as Joss Stone, Katherine Heigl, Moby, Persia White, Jorja Fox, Jessica Biel among many others and has been hailed by critics as "an easy Oscar contender" and Huster's Larry Flynt called it "My favorite top five film of the past decade."



This will be producer/director Curt Johnson's second film to be included in the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. His first was the 2002 Oscar winning documentary "Thoth".



"Your Mommy Kills Animals" will screen Monday February 19th at 7:00 PM



Roxie New College Film Center

Big Roxie

3117 16th Street, San Francisco , CA



Tickets can be purchase online at:

http://www.sfindie.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=174



For more information on "Your Mommy Kills Animals"

http://www.yourmommykillsanimals.com



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