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OPRAH WINFREY SHOW TO FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

‘Cracked Not Broken’ to be featured on Oprah Monday, May 8

TORONTO (May 8, 2006): Documentary film, Cracked Not Broken, is scheduled to be featured on the Monday, May 8 Oprah Winfrey Show. The episode “Inside the Lives of Young Prostitutes” will feature footage from the documentary and an interview with the film’s subject, Lisa. See: www.oprah.com

Cracked Not Broken, by filmmaker Paul Perrier and producer Tom Powers is a co-production of Open Door and blatantexposure.film. The documentary is a 52 minute real time slice of the life of its subject Lisa who grew up in an upper-middle class family in Toronto , attended the right schools and hung out with the right friends, yet somewhere along the way things went terribly wrong. Today, Lisa is an estranged mother of one who prostitutes herself to support her crack habit. The film is an intense glimpse into the harsh reality and chaotic lifestyle of a highly intelligent drug addict- and her search for redemption.

“Lisa’s story vividly demonstrates that despite a privileged background, we are still vulnerable to addicting drugs,” said Tom Powers, producer of Cracked Not Broken. “This film is not about preaching about the evils of drugs, it is about opening a dialogue and educating those that feel invincible and those that prefer to turn a blind eye.”

Cracked Not Broken was first screened in September 2005, and is available for sale at www.crackednotbroken.com. The film has been screened for over 5000 students and parents at private high schools to rave reviews and it will have its premier at the prestigious San Francisco Documentary Festival May 14. Open Door has sold the film for broadcast in the UK and Israel and is actively pursuing other broadcast deals through its distributor Tricon Films outside of North America (Contact Carrie Hall: carrie@triconfilms.com). Open Door has retained rights in North America.

About Open Door

Launched in 2005 by senior entertainment executive Tom Powers, Open Door is in the business of producing, distributing and investing in “Content That Matters” across all media platforms. It has also produced Independent America – The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop (www.independentamerica.net). Open Door works closely in the with veteran producer and network executive Lynne Sims-Taylor of Keyleidscope based in Washington D.C. who has been instrumental in developing strategy for Cracked Not Broken.

About blatantexposure.films

Launched by filmmaker Paul Perrier in 2000, blatantexposure.films is in the business of creating and filming cutting edge documentaries. Past productions have included Marymount Again, broadcast on the CBC and Life Networks.

For more information:

Distribution Outside of North America :

Carrie Hall
Tricon Films
(416) 341-9926
carrie@triconfilms.com