Cleveland International Film Festival } March 25 – April 5, 2020 } Tower City Cinemas

Bill W.

Year: 2011
Country: USA
Run Time: 103 minutes

BILL W. is the inspirational story of Bill W, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Young Bill was a hard worker and a quick learner. But there were always reasons to drink, and Bill became an alcoholic at a time when there was no support. Drinking impeded his career as a Wall Street securities analyst to such an extent that he and his loyal wife Lois found themselves destitute. During a hospitalization, Bill was struck with an idea for a method of saving himself. Working with Dr. Bob Smith to organize an alcoholics' support group in Akron, Ohio in 1935, Bill then expanded his ideas into the first 12-step recovery program. An engaging public speaker, his idea was to turn alcoholics' interests toward others, so they wouldn't be overwhelmed by their own difficulties. Enhanced by wonderful period footage and convincing reenactments, BILL W. provides insight into the life of the charming man who saved countless lives, yet called himself the "floundering father of AA." –B.B.

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Plaza Cinemas

Monday, March 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM

This screening is on Stand By.

Tower City Cinemas

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 4:10 PM

with FilmForum

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11:45 AM

Screenplay
Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano

Director
Kevin Hanlon

Kevin Hanlon is a New York City resident who has worked as a project manager and consultant. He and producer Dan Carracino have known each other since they were classmates at LaSalle Military Academy in New York, where they vowed that someday they would make a movie together. This is their first foray into filmmaking.

Filmography
BILL W. (2011)

Producer
Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou

Cinematography
Mathieu Vadepied

Editing
Dorian Rigal-Ansous

Principal Cast
François Cluzet, Omar Sy

Print Source

Page 124 Productions
80 Fifth Ave. Suite 1406
New York, NY 10011
USA

Phone: (212) 229-13
Email: info@page124.com
http://www.page124.com

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