NEW 'LINSANITY' FILM A SLAM DUNK; ADDS THEATERS FOR SECOND WEEK

Faith-Fueled Underdog Story Ranks 2nd in Per-Screen Average

LOS ANGELES – Oct. 9, 2013 – Scoring second place in per-screen average at the national box office—topping $11,000 per screen—this weekend LINSANITY, the story of Jeremy Lin, the Asian-American NBA star’s life and faith, races into new screens.

“LINSANITY captures the passion, hard work and faith that define Jeremy’s life story,” said Gareth West, CEO of Ketchup Entertainment. “We’re thrilled audiences and critics are embracing it.”

Rotten Tomatoes gave LINSANITY a “fresh” rating with critics saying:

“An example of long-term documentary filmmaking paying off in ways few could have anticipated, LINSANITY energetically recounts Jeremy Lin’s astonishing rise to NBA stardom.”
Variety

“You may have watched Lin's rise to national prominence the first time, but it's still easy to get caught up in the moment.”
San Francisco Chronicle

“The events leading to this media-fueled frenzy and the genial, low-key underdog at its epicenter are given a peppy workout by director Evan Jackson Leong in the enjoyable documentary."
Los Angeles Times

Directed by Evan Jackson Leong and narrated by Hawaii Five-O’s Daniel Dae Kim, LINSANITY follows an undersized California kid—a child of Taiwanese immigrants—who loved hoops fiercely and refused to give up. It also shows the faith and family that sustained and guided a young Asian-American through physical and societal obstacles and past heartbreaking setbacks.

Director Evan Jackson Leong—A sixth-generation Chinese immigrant, Evan Jackson Leong was following Jeremy Lin, and filming his story, long before the Linsanity phenomenon broke.
Producers Christopher C. Chen, Allen Lu and Brian Yang

WHAT OTHERS SAY:

"It was fun, inspiring and entertaining."
Francis Chan
Best-selling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God and Erasing Hell

"Inspiring! Filled with great lessons about trusting in God and pursuing God’s will with passion."
Ted Baehr
Ted Baehr's Movieguide®

“I loved LINSANITY . . . Don't miss it!”
Chris Seay
Lead Pastor, Ecclesia Houston
In Theaters October 11*

MARKET - CITY - THEATER
New York - Manhattan - AMC Village 7
New York - Queens - Main Street Cinemas
New York - Bronx - Soundview Cinemas
Los Angeles - Monterey Park, Calif. - AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
Los Angeles - Santa Ana, Calif. - Regency South Coast Village 3
Chicago - Chicago - Logan Theater
Chicago - South Barrington - AMC South Barrington 30
Washington, D.C. - Alexandria, Va. - AMC Hoffman Center 22
Washington, D.C. - Gaithersburg, Md. - AMC Rio 18
Boston - Boston - AMC Loews Boston Common 19
San Francisco - San Francisco - Sundance Kabuki
San Francisco - Cupertino, Calif. - Bluelight Cinema 5
Houston - Houston - AMC Studio 30
San Diego - Camino Del Rio, Calif. - AMC Mission Valley 20
Seattle - Lynnwood, Wash. - AMC Alderwood 16
Seattle - Seattle - AMC Pacific Place 11
Seattle - Seattle - Sundance Cinemas Seattle
Honolulu - Aiea, Hawaii - Cons Pearlridge West 16
* Check local listings for possible theater changes.

VIDEO ON DEMAND

LINSANITY is available through VOD on Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, DirecTV, Dish, Cox Cable, Bright House and Charter.

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LINSANITY—from Ketchup Entertainment, 408 Films and Arowana Films in association with ENDGAME Entertainment and Defy Agency.

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Orange and Upward Sports Working Together to Accomplish More

CUMMING, Ga. Orange believes in the power of teamwork to maximize influence in the lives of children, and for that reason recently worked with Upward Sports. Orange, an organization that creates curriculum and resources for churches, is very excited to work with Upward Sports by providing three pieces of their program: the weekly practice devotions for kids, weekly halftime activities for parents, and end-of-the-season celebration DVD for families to take home. These components have been a key part of the Upward Sports experience, but have been rewritten and reproduced to contain the innovative Orange philosophy of using virtues to teach biblical lessons to children. Now, churches that already use the 252 Basics children's curriculum from Orange can connect with kids through sports, and similarly, churches that already conduct Upward Sports programs have an opportunity to continue the lessons inside the walls of the church building.

The purpose behind Upward Sports is to connect the local church with the community through the universal language of sports. Upward Sports develops, equips and resources local churches to create the type of positive sports experience that helps to tear down walls and enables people to see the church in a new light. Rallying around the idea of creating environments and events for kids, Upward Sports and Orange are looking to bridge a gap between community members participating in a 12-week sports program, and those same community members participating in the local church.

By using materials based on Orange curriculum, non-church members experience what the church is like on the common ground of sports. The relationships formed on the court or field between church members and the community is what Upward Sports hopes will motivate community members to attend church, experience the gospel and become a part of its body.

Upward Sports and Orange hope this collaboration will provide a connection point for the community with local churches, fostering further involvement, and growing young lives toward understanding virtues, values and the importance of a personal faith in Jesus Christ. When churches unite the Upward Sports program with what they are already doing in 252 Basics, they are bridging a gap and providing a track to run on for families in the community.

About Upward Sports:
Founded in 1995 by Caz McCaslin, Upward Sports is the world's largest Christian sports league for kids. The first-class sports programming -- which includes basketball, flag football, soccer and cheerleading -- provides a fun sports experience based on healthy competition for kids, teaching skills for the sports arena and values for life. Today, more than 550,000 children in 47 U.S. states and Canada participate in Upward Sports Leagues hosted by 2,400 churches. To learn how to start a league, visit www.Upward.org/connect.