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Published: Feb 16, 2010

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The River Club will be the site of a free documentary double-feature on Thursday, March 4.  At 7 p.m. will be the screening of “Died Young Stayed Pretty” followed by a question and answer session with producer, director, cinematographer and editor Eileen Yaghoobian, and at 9 p.m. will be the screening of "Veer."  The River Club is located at 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah.

“Died Young, Stayed Pretty” (2008) is a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. This unique documentary examines the creative spirit that drives these indie graphic artists.  It is being presented by the Savannah College of Art and Design School of Communication Arts, BFG Communications and SCAD Radio.

Eileen Yaghoobian is an Iranian-born, Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver.  Five years in the making, “Died Young, Stayed Pretty” represents Yaghoobian’s first feature-length documentary. The director’s short films and videos have screened in festivals and exhibitions internationally, and her still photography is in the permanent collections at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris and the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa.

“Veer” (2009), narrated by actor and bicycle enthusiast Matthew Modine, explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups to which they belong.

“Veer” offers a peek into the world of several colorful cycling groups, including the Zoobombers, a loosely-knit group that makes late-night, high-speed, downhill rides on small child-size bicycles, and the Sprockettes, an all-female synchronized mini-bike dance troupe.  It is being presented by District and the Desoto Row Gallery's "Spoked" Bike Art and Media Festival.

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