Documentary Production and Distribution News

(Seattle, WA) - The international pool of PitchFest 2012 applicants, competing for the largest winner�s check in the pitch competition�s three-year history, has selected HEART: Flatline To Finish Line as once of 12 finalists. It was announced on August 28 by Chuck Braverman and Richard Propper, co-founders of WESTDOC: The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference (Sept. 9-12) in Culver City, Calif.

ABOUT HEART: FLATLINE TO FINISH LINE
What happens when you take complicated cardiac patients who have faced death head on, and put them at the starting line of the world�s toughest endurance race?

They know rock bottom. They�ve been beaten down, chewed up and spit out. Their bodies have ached from doctors ripping open their chest. Their scars are a constant reminder that they were once weak and frail. These individuals have something to prove. To their family, their community, their doctors, and most importantly to themselves.

Follow David Watkins as he brings together individuals that clearly break the mold in what defines athletes. They will spend a year training and preparing to meet pain and suffering like never before. The cast is diverse,coming from all corners of the country and all lifestyles. Eight athletes. One goal. Making it to the finish line of Ironman�, a 140.6 mile endurance race that will test their minds, bodies and most importantly, their hearts. They prove that, with a strong mind, and a healthy amount of determination, you can accomplish the impossible. Learn what it means to have heart� an IronHeart.

�We are absolutely thrilled and honored to be part of such a distinguished group of finalists,� said David Watkins, Creator, Director and cast member of HEART: Flatline to Finish Line. �This is an opportunity we are really looking forward to. WESTDOC provides an incredbile venue that will allow us to showcase our film to some of the industry�s top minds.�

David Watkins and Ellen Charnley (Co-producer and cast member) will pitch to network executives and producers on Wednesday 12 September 2012.





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