Dave Chappelle Screens His Independent Documentary “Dave Chappelle Live In Real Life” At Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter on February 7th
TICKETS ON SALE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 2PM FROM LIVENATION.COM.AU
Dave Chappelle’s Pilot Boy Productions has announced an exclusive screening of Chappelle’s documentary “Live In Real Life” on February 7, 2023, at 7:00 pm, doors open at Sydney’s HOYTS Entertainment Quarter. The independent film is produced by Chappelle and produced and directed by Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar (American Factory). Tickets for this screening go on sale starting Thursday, February 2nd at 2pm local time via livenation.com.au.
The screening is dedicated to Reichert who passed away in December after a four-year battle with cancer. Director/Producer Steven Bognar will be on-hand to introduce ‘In Real Life’ and following the screening Chappelle will address the audience to provide closing remarks.
Fueled by the murder of George Floyd, shut in by the closures of businesses due to the pandemic, and unable to perform around the country, the movie follows Chappelle as he provides the community he calls home with two things desperately needed in difficult times – economic and comic relief. What began as an experimental socially-distanced live comedy show in a neighbor's cornfield, grew into an unforgettable summer with his neighbors, friends and fellow comedians. Ultimately, Chappelle’s cornfield concerts would serve as a model of courage not just for his community, but for the entire live entertainment industry.
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This is a strict NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED show. Please leave your phones in your cars or at home. Anyone who brings a cell phone will be required to place it in a locked pouch. Everyone is subject to a pat down and wanding. Anyone caught with a cell phone inside the venue will be immediately ejected.
DISCLAIMER
Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. and/or Dave Chappelle own all rights to the content and materials delivered during this performance (the “Materials”). Any use of the Materials without the express prior written consent of Pilot Boy Productions, Inc. is strictly prohibited and is punishable to the full extent of the law.
ABOUT DAVE CHAPPELLE
Dave Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, television and film producer, and actor. Recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time, Chappelle was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2019. Chappelle’s work in stand-up comedy, writing, producing, and acting has earned him more than 30 nominations and awards in television and film for projects that include his groundbreaking sketch comedy television series, Chappelle’s Show, guest appearances on Saturday Night Live, and his comedy specials, which have collectively earned five Emmy Awards. In audio content, Chappelle has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album three years in a row, 2018 through 2020. In 2017, Netflix cited Dave Chappelle: Collection 1 as the most-viewed comedy special ever on their network.
ABOUT PILOT BOY PRODUCTIONS
Pilot Boy Productions, founded in 1992 by comedian and actor Dave Chappelle, is a film and television production company dedicated to producing thought-provoking, cutting edge and award-winning television, concert films and live events. Chappelle jokes the name “Pilot Boy” comes from the numerous pitches he made to television executives in his younger days. “I’d walk thru the door and say, 'Here comes Pilot Boy!’" Since then, Chappelle has self-produced six nominated and award-winning concert films and recently signed deals with both Netflix and Luminary to produce content for their streaming platforms.
ABOUT JULIA REICHERT & STEVEN BOGNAR
Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar are Academy Award and Primetime Emmy–winning documentarians based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Their films include Oscar winner American Factory 美国工厂, 9to5: The Story of a Movement, A Lion in the House and the Oscar-nominated The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant. Reichert’s films Union Maids and Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists were both nominated for Academy Awards. Her film Growing Up Female is the first film of the modern women’s liberation movement and has been named to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Celebrating over 50 years in filmmaking, Reichert is co-founder of the filmmaker’s distribution cooperative New Day Films, a US film distribution company that provides movies directly to schools, unions, and community groups. Partners in life and film, Bognar and Reichert have taught film and social documentary courses at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and at American University in Washington, D.C.
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