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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, November 6, 2009 · 30 Morgan Freeman coming to town for special screening By Ryan Bolton SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Morgan Freeman is coming to Oakville. The Academy Award-winning actor will be in town on Nov. 11 for a sold-out screening of the feature documentary, Prom Night in Mississippi. Directed by Oakville resident and Emmy-winning producer-director, Paul Saltzman, the film follows a group of students in Charleston, Mississippi, that up until 2008, were subject to racially-segregated proms. The black community had a prom and the white community had a prom. No racial mixing. The emotionally poignant and socially illuminating film sheds a glaring light on overt prejudice in modern society. But it's Freeman's offer to pay for the high school prom under one criterion -- the prom is integrated. Originally tabling the offer in 1997, which was ignored, Freeman offers to pick up the tab again in 2008 -- when history was made. "He's very supportive of the arena of ending prejudice," said Saltzman of Freeman. "As he says in the film, `These are chains around our souls.'" For the first showing of the documentary in the town he calls home, Oakville -- where he lives with his wife, Patricia Aquino, the film's co-producer -- Saltzman noted that this is the first screening that Freeman will be joining for a Q&A. "We are delighted he's coming up." Bringing Freeman to Oakville was a joint Director Paul Saltzman and Morgan Freeman effort, adds Chris Invidiata, a close friend of for Mr. Freeman, to create a really nice wel- sionate about helping and sharing the vision Saltzman and an Oakville businessman. "We wanted to make it a special occasion come, so five families got together and raised of the proceeds going back to inner-city a lot of money to bring him up," said schools in the United States and in Canada," Invidiata. added Invidiata, referencing the Moving The five Oakville families are Lesley and Beyond Prejudice initiative. Christopher Invidiata, Kelly and Paul Not only seeing the film as telling of uniGardiner, Tracy and Hugo Powell, Zev and versal prejudice, but also as an education tool, Kamal Sharma, and Katherine and Pierre Saltzman's Moving Beyond Prejudice is a supMorrissette. plementary educational DVD package, which All $100 tickets for the Oakville screening he is working on putting in schools that canhave been sold; however, Freeman will be at not afford them. "There is a desire for people to talk about the Nov. 13 Toronto screening at Varsity Cinema, where there are still remaining tick- these things. The question is almost, `How do you get the discussion started?'" ets. See Director page 33 "[The five Oakville families] all feel pas- "Successfully Selling Real Estate Since 1972" 905.845.4267 1-888-645-4267 lynne@lynneblott.com www.lynneblott.com Our experience~ Your advantage · Top 2% for Royal LePage in Canada 2008 2004 SCHOOLMASTER CIRCLE OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 $599,000. Popular Oxford GLEN ABBEY Model situated on a quiet treelined street. Easy walk to Heritage Glen PS & St. Bernadette's CS. 5 BR home, 2 with full ensuite bathrooms, perfect for an extended family. Main floor family room & den. Renovated kitchen with granite counters & stainless steel appliances. 2969 CARADOC LANE OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 2-4 $547,500. Excellent location SHERWOOD HEIGHTS close to QEW, Clarkson Go & schools. 4 BR brick home on quiet meandering lane. Separate LR & DR, main floor FR with fireplace. Super kitchen with spacious breakfast area. Huge rec room. Newer windows throughout. Double garage. OLDE OAKVILLE DRESSED FOR SUCCESS! $774,900. Quiet cul-de-sac location. Charming 3 storey period home with beautifully reno'd kitchen and 3 season sunroom. High ceilings, baseboards, fireplace. 3rd floor loft bedroom. Rec room. Double garage.