Newport Beach Film Festival and Project Access Co-Present Screening of “Crossing the Line”
- Khassaundra Whitehead
- May 8, 2017
- 2 min read
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Khassaundra Whitehead
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Newport Beach Film Festival and Project Access Co-Present Screening of
“Crossing the Line”
Gripping Film Tells the Tragic Yet Uplifting Story of Olympian Danny Harris
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 18, 2017 – Project Access today announced its partnership with the Newport Beach Film Festival to co-present a screening of the film “Crossing the Line” at Triangle Cinemas in Costa Mesa on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 5:15 p.m.
“Project Access is thrilled to join prominent corporations and community organizations in supporting the Newport Beach Film Festival,” said Kathy McCarrell, President and CEO of Project Access. “We are proud to co-present this important film that demonstrates the power of athletics to lift those in need out of desperate situations in a way that is truly life-altering.”
“Crossing the Line” tells the tragic yet uplifting story of athletics prodigy Danny Harris, and his battle with his demons on and off the track. Orphaned at 14, Olympic hurdler at 18, crack cocaine addict at 22, world number-one at 25, and finished at 30, this documentary explores the fine line between greatness and addiction. Featuring some of the biggest names in track and field history including Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the dramatic tale of Harris’s rise, fall and eventual redemption is like no other.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/event/crossing-the-line/.
About Project Access
Project Access is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with headquarters in Orange, California and Oakland, California. The mission of Project Access is to be the leading provider of vital on-site health, education, and employment services to low-income families, children, and seniors. Founded in 1999, Project Access is committed to giving low-income families the tools they need to break the cycle of poverty by becoming healthier, further educated, and financially stable. Project Access currently operates 61 Family and Senior Resource Centers throughout California, Colorado, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona. Our resource centers serve as “one-stop-shop” community hubs that provide low-income families with the resources needed to achieve financial self-sufficiency. This unique model of service delivery allows Project Access to directly impact the lives of hard to reach pockets of under-served, impoverished families within in their own backyards. In 2016, Project Access’ programs served 14,000 people.
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