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NASA Tapes Conversation between Jane Goodall and Astronauts from Space Station

By SpaceRef Editor
September 22, 2011
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NASA Tapes Conversation between Jane Goodall and Astronauts from Space Station

Live Event in Select Theatres Across Country on September 27

Also Features Special Appearance by Dave Matthews, Charlize Theron, Nancy Cartwright, and National Debut of Jane’s Journey,Including Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan

A highlight of the Fathom Event commemorating a half century since she first journeyed to Africa to study the behavior of the wild chimpanzee, will be iconic research pioneer Jane Goodall on videotape speaking with the astronauts from the International Space Station. Jane will appear live in theaters nationwide via satellite broadcast from Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27, at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT / 6:00 p.m. MT / 8:00 p.m. PT (tape delayed). For just $15 (may vary by theatre), audiences nationwide can participate in Jane Goodall Live, a one-night national in-theater event, will feature special guests including Academy Award winner Charlize Theron , Emmy Award winner Nancy Cartwright, and a special conversation between Jane and music superstar Dave Matthews. Goodall will share her incredible life’s journey during this unique live event, which will highlight not only the decades of her most extraordinary study of the wild chimpanzees in Tanzania, but also provide audiences with a rare look into the life of one the world’s most extraordinary people.

Presented by NCM Fathom and eventsmda, tickets for Jane Goodall Live are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com/jane. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change). Jane Goodall Live will be broadcast exclusively to nearly 500 theaters nationwide through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

The national premiere of the multi-million dollar cinematic biography Jane’s Journey with appearances by Academy Award Winner Angelina Jolie and film star Pierce Brosnan, which took four years to shoot, will also be featured during the event. This fascinating over-the-shoulder look takes audiences with Goodall during diverse days across three continents, viewing chimpanzees in the jungle and hippos in steamy pools in Tanzania; explosive, calving glaciers in Greenland; and meeting challenged youth on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in South Dakota.

The special event will also unveil never-before-seen 45-year-old 8mm film footage shot during Goodall’s first years in the African forest which was recently discovered in her home in Britain. Goodall and friends will interact with the national audience and, in this intimate setting, provide an inside look at the fun and playful person few get to see.

“Every individual counts,” Goodall said. “Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

Goodall is one of the world’s most universally respected figures. Her power has come from her unique vision and strong values and at age 77, her amazing body of work and accomplishments spanning 50 years. Goodall, PhD, DBE and United Nations Messenger of Peace, began her landmark study of chimpanzees in what is now Tanzania under the mentorship of famed anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work at Gombe Stream became the foundation of future primatological research and redefine the relationship between humans and animals.

In 1977, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. Today, the Institute is widely recognized for establishing innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth network, which has groups in more than 120 countries.

“Not only has Dr. Goodall’s extraordinary lifelong research revolutionized the scientific thinking about chimpanzees, it has launched her to a legendary status like no other scientist living today,” said Dan Diamond, senior vice president of NCM Fathom. “This Fathom event will give audiences from coast-to-coast a never-before-seen look into the fascinating life of a woman whose devotion and love for the animal kingdom are something to behold.”

Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on our planet. She urges her audiences to recognize their personal responsibility and ability to effect change. Goodall has received more than 40 honorary degrees and more than 100 honors and awards from around the world. Her scientific studies with animals are considered to be among the most important of the past 100 years.

About National CineMedia (NCM)

NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology. The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater advertising network covers 175 Designated Market Areas(R) (49 of the top 50) and includes over 18,100 screens (16,800 digital). During 2010, over 690 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place. The NCM Fathom Events broadcast network is comprised of nearly 700 locations in 165 Designated Market Areas(R) (all of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42 entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit www.nationalcinemedia.com or www.ncm.com.

About eventsmda

Event Producer Michael Aisner has been a friend and associate of Dr. Goodall’s for 25 years, producing her Gombe 30 Celebration in Los Angles, co-chaired by Jack Lemmon and Michael Jackson; as well as a dozen other special presentations and events, with assistance in the Goodall IMAX and current documentary Jane’s Journey. Aisner was an original founder and developer of the United Artists Satellite Theatre Network for 7 years, the forerunner to Fathom Events, and for a decade ran America’s largest bike race, the fourth biggest in the world. For 23 years Aisner has been associated with the central institute on sponsorship in the world, IEG in Chicago and annually conducts special sessions at their annual sponsorship conference.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Samuel Threadgill
NCM Fathom
(303) 957-1749
samuel.threadgill@ncm.com

Erik Stein
Scoop Marketing for NCM Fathom
(818) 761-6100
estein@solters.com

Jane Covner and Jo-Ann Geffen
For Jane Goodall and eventsmda
JAG Entertainment
(818) 905-5511

Melinda Jackson

JAG Entertainment / 4265 Hazeltine Avenue / Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 / 818.905.5511
mjackson@jagpr.com

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