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PelicanMan
A TIMELESS FANTASY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Making Its U.S. Premiere at
The Tribeca Film Festival
April 22, 23 & May 1

PELICANMAN based on the fairy tale Ihmisen Vaatteissa (In Human Clothes) by Leena Krohn, tells an adventurous story of a boy, a girl and a pelican in a world where the line between reality and make-believe is not always clear. 

PELICANMAN, a family film from Finland, directed by Liisa Helminen and produced by Hanna Hemilä conveys a timeless story filled with universal themes that affect children and adults alike. It revolves around two lonely characters, a pelican who magically transforms into a man (Pelicanman) and a boy (Emil), who become neighbors and friends in a big city foreign to them both. Emil takes on the role of teacher and protector as he guides the Pelicanman in the strange world of humans. All the while, the truth about the Pelicanman’s identity stays a secret until a pretty girl named Elsa shows up and a suspicious landlady begins to question the habits of the new tenant.

Liisa Helminen’s PELICANMAN has been soaring around the world! Highly acclaimed at the Berlin Film Festival’s Kinderfest competition, to the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival, and now on to Tribeca and then Newport Beach and Toronto’s ‘Sprockets’ children’s fest, this movie shows no signs of slowing down. PELICANMAN also received five nominations for the national Jussi Awards - the Finnish Oscars - in the categories of Best Film, Male Leading Role, Cinematography, Production Design and Sound Design. 

PELICANMAN will touch everyone regardless of social background or culture with familiar issues like leaving one’s roots and adapting to a new environment, the clash of nature and civilization, the disappointments and joys of life, and growing up to become independent. The story of Emil and the Pelican illustrates these serious topics and deeply felt emotions with a delicate touch, humor and loads of laughter.

PELICANMAN (in Finnish w/English subtitles) will have its US Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film runs 89 minutes.  Public screenings are Friday, April 22, 4:30 pm, Reg07; Saturday, April 23, 3:15 pm, Reg01; and Sunday May 1, 3:00 PM Scholastic.

The Director and the Producer 
 will be in town and available for interviews

SCREENERS ARE AVAILABLE!!!

Photos and press kits are available online at http://www.pelicanman.net
Publicity Contact:
Gary Springer, Springer Associates PR, 212.354.4660/ 
Michelle Barna, Springer Associates PR, 212.354.4660/ 
Michael Kupferberg, Film & Filmmaker Press, Tribeca Film Festival, 212-548-2314/
mkupferberg@tribecafilmfestival.org