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WHEREAS, the film, My Tale of Two Cities has received national attention, addresses themes that many cities and people are experiencing these days, from why we choose to live where we do, to how people and communities going through tough times can redefine who they are; and
WHEREAS, My Tale of Two Cities is a comeback story starring some of Pittsburgh's favorite neighbors - a funny and hopeful tale about coming home again; and
WHEREAS, My Tale of Two Cities shows our once-great industrial giant that built America with its steel and conquered polio, against all odds - reinventing itself for a new age, as told through the eyes of St. Elmo's Fire screenwriter Carl Kurlander, produced by Stephanie Dangel Reiter and Janet Smith; and
WHEREAS, director Carl Kurlander's major theme of the movie is that “Pittsburgh is a great city which often has trouble appreciating itself,” using Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as the example for neighborhoods everywhere to find common ground and inspire us to think of how to make a difference in our own communities; and
WHEREAS, the filmmakers visit and talk to former Pittsburghers scattered among the Steelers bars around the country - these passionate faithful gather together each Sunday with their own dreams of someday returning to the home of their youth; and
WHEREAS, My Tale of Two Cities documents Pittsburgh's growth in the entertainment industry as more films are being shot here, or as Steeltown Entertainment Project co-founder Ellen Weiss Kander says in the movie, “Entertainment could be Pittsburgh's new steel"; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2010, My Tale of Two Cities became the first film ever to be invited to play on Capitol Hill at the new U.S. Visitor's Center where Congressman Mike Doyle called the film “a comeback story to inspire cities everywhere”; and
WHEREAS, after playing over 25 cities across North America, My Tale of Two Cities will come home to screen at the newly renovated Hollywood Theater in Dormont on Fri...
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