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Arts & Entertainment

Award-Winning Documentary Film: Bob and The Monster

Featured Guest Speaker – Neal Boulton

The Gold Coast International Film Festival's own audience award-winner for best documentary at the inaugural festival in June 2011.

Directed by award winner and Long Island native Keirda Bahruth. Six years in the making, Bob and The Monster follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. The film crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob's past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney Love, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, members of Jane's Addiction, Fishbone and Guns n' Roses add texture, but it's the depth of Bob's music, interwoven throughout the film, that illuminates this unforgettable and inspirational story.

The trailer for Bob and The Monster can be seen at the film's official website: http://bobandthemonster.com/

For more information, call 516-829-2570.

To purchase general admission tickets go to www.greatneckarts.org/Film.htm

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Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and $10 for students.

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