Event

High Falls Film Festival Presents the Rochester Premiere of "From the Rough"

Show and Ticket Details

High Falls Film Festival will present its first film event of 2014, the Rochester premiere of From the Rough, a film based on the inspiring true story of Coach Catana Starks, the first woman to coach an all-men's collegiate team. The film will be shown Friday, April 25 at The Little Theatre 1 (240 East Avenue). It opens across the nation on the same day.

- Film start time - 6:30 pm
- Little Theatre doors open - 5:30 pm
- Will Call tickets can be picked-up between 5:30 - 6:30 pm
at the Little Theatre Will Call desk.
- Tickets can be purchased at the door between 5:30 - 6:30 pm

The price of the ticket includes a Q&A with Producer Mike Critelli and Dr. Catana Stark and a post-premiere reception at Lento Restaurant, 275 N Goodman St.

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More about the film and the producer:

Michael J. Critelli, Producer
The film was produced by Michael J. Critelli, former Rochesterian and Bishop Kearney graduate (1966) who went on to become the Chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes and a leading advocate for diversity and the advancement of women in business. Critelli's son, Mike, wrote the screenplay.

From the Rough is based on Coach Catana Starks' seemingly insurmountable journey to inspire a team of young athletes profoundly enough for them to believe in themselves and become champions - in their own lives. The film's title, From the Rough, is derived from the term referring to an area of the golf course outside smooth terrain and is fitting for a film that deals with overcoming the uphill challenges that life places in our path.

Critelli discovered Starks' story more than nine years ago and has been dedicated to bringing it to the screen ever since.