NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Saturday, September 19, 2009, at 6pm, Ochsner Transplant Surgeon Dr. George Loss joins San Francisco, indie rock band, Rogue Wave in raising awareness of organ donation. Loss joins other local transplant experts at the Samuel DuBois Cook Fine Arts Center at Dillard University, 2601 Gentilly Blvd., for the premiere of the independent movie D Tour, the story of a rock band member who chronicles his medical tribulations as he awaits kidney transplant.
The film is FREE and open to the public. Following the screening, a panel of experts will take questions from the audience regarding organ transplant. Local speakers include:
- Katy Quigley, Organ Donor
- Torie Kranze, National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana
- Dr. George Loss, Ochsner Abdominal Transplantation Section
- Jerald L. White, Charitable Film Network
D Tour Movie Synopsis: Pat Spurgeon has big dreams to make it as an indie rock musician. Just as his career is about to take off, he suffers an incredible setback when one of his kidneys begins to fail. Follow Pat on his emotional search for a living organ donor. But can he balance his health with a rock n' roll lifestyle?
The movie premier is hosted by:
- Charitable Film Network
- Crescent City Peace Alliance
- Dillard University Theater Department
- Public Broadcasting Service
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Independent Television Service.
For more information visit:
- myspace.com/communitycinemaneworleans
- communitycinema.org
- mail@chairtablefilmnetwork.org
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