PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Cover Y'all Productions Announces Film Premiere Date
Knoxville, Tenn.— [January 26, 2010], Filmmaker Libby R. Sherrill, announced today
that her documentary, Beyond the Myth: A Film About Pit Bulls and Breed
Discrimination, will premiere on May 29th, 2010 at the beautiful Art Deco-Style Colony
Theatre, in the heart of South Beach, Fl.
Beyond the Myth is a film about “pit bulls” and those who love and defend the breed.
It explores the contributing factors behind the public's generalized fear of pit bulls and
examines the conflict existing between advocates and opponents of Breed Specific
Legislation (BSL). It also investigates the myths associated with the breed and asks the
question, “What exactly is a ‘pit bull?’”
The film investigates these issues by interviewing advocates and opponents of BSL,
legislators and other professionals, pit bull owners, covering live events concerned with
BSL, and showing the devastating effects of dog fighting. In addition to these real-life
investigations, Sherrill did extensive research regarding the media's role in influencing
people's opinions on pit bulls, and demonstrates these facts in both a smart and
engaging way.
The city of Miami, FL. has the longest standing pit bull ban in the country, instituded in
1988. This fact more than any other, influenced Sherrill's decision to premeire the film in
South Beach, which is located in Miami-Dade County. 'We are screening the film in or
near cities like Miami, Denver and Cincinnati in order to raise awareness to their breed
specific policies- policies that result in the innocent slaughter of dogs—not because of
their actions, but because they look a certain way—like a ‘pit bull.’”
The film is sure to illicit strong emotions in it viewers due to the compelling subject
matter, “It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee—because there’s a canine holocaust
occurring Miami and Denver,” says Dahlia Canes, co-founder of the Miami Coalition
Against Breed Specific Legislation (MCABSL), who routinely rescues pit bulls from
Miami Animal Services and is featured in the film to discuss her experiences.
Other principle characters include but aren't limited to Dr. Sarah Pizano, Director of
Miami Animal Control, Carl Friedman, former Director of San Francisco Animal Care and
Control, Cecil Thomas, Chairman of the Cincinnati Law and Public Safety Committee,
and Dawn Capp founder of CHAKO, the Coalition of Human Advocates for K9s &
Owners- plus emotional interviews from residents of Cincinnati, Miami, Denver and San Francisco
For more information please visit www.beyondthemythmovie.com or
CONTACT: Libby R. Sherrill libby@coveryall.com 865-621-9700
The Producer/Director & crew of "Beyond The Myth" has traveled to various parts of the United States to reveal the Ignorance and Fear that surrounds our beloved breed and many others.
MCABSL is proud to be one of the many groups featured in this documentary to help educate the country about this growing epidemic and the affects it has on ones beloved pets.