GEORGE LUCAS' PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED STUDENT FILM AND CULT CLASSIC GEORGE
LUCAS IN LOVE TO BE RELEASED ON DVD IN EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME!

George Lucas' USC student short FREIHEIT is to be released as part of Cinema16: American Short Films, the latest release from the critically acclaimed Cinema16 series. Lucas has recorded a directors commentary to accompany the film, which stars his classmate Randal Kleiser (who later went on to direct GREASE) as a student dodging bullets as he tries to cross the border from East to West Germany.

Cult classic George Lucas in Love, is also included on Cinema16. This short satire of STAR WARS and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE has Lucas searching for the true origins of the Star Wars saga during the creator's college years, and introduces an assortment of characters that serve as the director's
inspiration. Director Joe Nussbaum and producer Joseph Levy have recorded a new commentary to accompany the release.

Amongst the other films on Cinema16: American Short Films are Gus Van Sant's 1982 adaptation of a William S. Burroughs short story, The Discipline of DE; Tim Burton's early stop motion animated classic Vincent; Alexander Payne's previously unreleased UCLA graduation short Carmen; D.A. Pennebaker's Duke Ellington scored Daybreak Express; an Andy Warhol Screen Test, Todd Solondz' NYU short Feelings; along with Oscar winner The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson, Stefan Nadelman's multi-award winning documentary Terminal Bar, and this year's Sundance winner The Wraith of Cobble Hill by Adam Parrish King.


Cinema16 celebrates the short film by showcasing some of the best classic and award winning shorts on DVD accompanied by audio commentaries by their directors. The release of Cinema16: American Short Films follows the success of two previous DVD releases in the series ? Cinema16: British Short Films and Cinema16: European Short Films ? which include the work of Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott, Lars von Trier, Stephen Daldry, Lynne Ramsay, Christopher Nolan, Jean-Luc Godard, Patrice Leconte, Tom Tykwer, Nanni Moretti, Lukas Moodysson and Jan Svankmajer amongst others. Both collections have grown through word of mouth to become major independent hits.

Aside from providing short films with a much needed platform Cinema16 gives filmmakers and movie-lovers access to some great films that would otherwise be near impossible to see. With over three and a half hours of films Cinema16 is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the moving image.

Responses to Cinema16:

"The quality of this collection is exceptional, it's like having a
complete film festival in the comfort of your own home" - Empire

"A unique collection of exceptional short films" - Dazed & Confused

"Film studies in a box" - The Sunday Times

"A must-have for any film fan" - The Telegraph

"Pure quality, beautifully packaged, with no filler" - The Times

Cinema16: American Short Films is NTSC, Region 0. For more information visit: www.cinema16.org