Hit movie hits Boise first:
‘The Story Initiative’ brings film downtown

Boise State and Greece don’t normally fit together, except of course this May when “My Life in Ruins” screens at Boise Egyptian Theatre. Nia Vardolas, stars as the young Greek-American woman who becomes a tour guide in her home country.

As this unsure character helps direct visitors through tourist sites in Greece, she ends up finding herself. Couple Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks produced this lighthearted and amusing film which is due to release in the U.S. June 5.

The pre-screening will take place May 21 at 7 p.m., doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

“My Life in Ruins” director, Donald Petrie, will be on hand to introduce the film, as well as offer the opportunity to participate in a question and answer session. The romantic comedy is coming to Boise to benefit Boise State’s, The Story Initiative. Clay Morgan, professor at Boise State, describes how the City of Trees came to hold this honor.

“I heard that director, Donald Petrie, had toured Boise State and liked it, so I called him, out of the blue, to tell him about The Story Initiative,” Moran said. “When I said that we hoped to bring many advance screenings to Boise, he said, ‘Well, I’ve got one coming out next month, it’s ‘My Life

in Ruins.’”

Petrie develops that notion even further by discussing the beneficial impact an event like this can have on our area.

“Boise is vibrant,” Petrie said. “It has the arts and nature, and people who care about both. The Story Initiative will increase people’s awareness of how stories work, and what we try to do in our movies.”

That is exactly what The Story Initiative plans to do.

The mission of this project is to explore the phenomenon of story and how story works in our lives and minds. The project is to enhance the experiences of BSU students and to engage the public with our explorations of the Story.

This fall holds many events andopportunities for this project.

“Story factors into so many disciplines,” Morgan said. “We want to make Boise and Boise State into a center of story. Also, filmmaking is becoming more and more important here in Idaho.”

Tickets are available either at the Egyptian Theatre, or by phone at 387-1273.

General admission tickets are $10. Reserved seating and reception tickets are $20.

BY LISA HAMMAN
Arbiter Journalist

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