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Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:45:27 -0600

You probably will never hear of Arunas Matelis or his film, Before Flying Back to Earth, but they are in the Oscar race for Best Foreign Film of the year! Unfortunately, the chances are slim that it will win, or even get one of the final nominations, for this film has no resources to promote it. I am writing you personally to urge you to give it any support that you can for it is a worthy film deserving of your attention. Before Flying Back to Earth chronicles the hopes and resilience of children with leukemia in Lithuania. It is based on the observations of its Director, Arunas Matelis’ five year-old daughter who has leukemia. Her struggles with leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, and afflicts thousands of children per year, in fact, parallels his to gain recognition for this film, and win an Oscar against undeniably improbable odds! I provide charity services in the same children’s hospital in Lithuania where it was filmed. This film’s nomination would do much to spotlight cancer, which is the 2nd most common cause of death in young children. Arunas Matelis, the director, is just happy that his film is even being considered for such an honor as an Academy Award. To win a nomination for for him would be a miracle, but for Arunas much less important than having his young actors recover from their illnesses! I thank you for your consideration for this film! Dr. Ed Domanskis Arunas Matelis is a Lithuanian Director who has won numerous awards for his Film, Before Flying Back to Earth, and can be contacted through the film’s website, BeforeFlyingBacktoEarth.com or directly at forest@nominum.lt. He is available for interviews and will be presenting his film at the upcoming Palm Springs Film Festival January 6th and 8th and in Los Angeles January 14. He will be at the Marquis Suites from January 4 until the 9th. Dr. Edward Jonas Domanskis is Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery 1441 Avocado Avenue, Suite 307 Newport Beach, California 92660 949.640-6324/1.888.234-5080 FAX- 949.640-7347 Website: http://www.surgery-plastic.com Assistant Clinical Professor of SurgeryWOS-Plastic,University of California(Irvine) Orange County’s Physician of Excellence/America’s Top Physicians/Top Doctors Plastic Surgery- 2005/2006/2007

Chuck

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:37:48 -0600

Might also help if I spelled Scorsese's name correctly, huh?

Chuck

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:55:33 -0600

Mark my words: As long as Clint Eastwood keeps making better films than Scorcsese, Scorcsese will remain without an Oscar.

spav1

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:49:57 -0600

They are going to end up given Martin the Oscar and an "I'm Sorry" for 30 years of no recognition. Denzel in Training Day anyone? He should have gotten it for Raging Bull. Too little...

Chicagoist: Chicago Film Critics Announce Their 2006 Faves

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