Screen Briefly.Byline: The Register-Guard Dental documentary bridges East and West `Siberian Smiles,' a documentary by Springfield's Jason Miller, premieres on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St. The 90-minute film follows a group of Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its dentists and assistants on their May 2002 trip to Siberia in eastern Russia Eastern Russia is the region of Russia between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Led by Eugene dentist Richard Meltebeke, the team travels to churches and prisons carrying supplies and equipment donated largely by the Lane County Dental Association. Along with tooth decay Tooth Decay Definition Tooth decay, which is also called dental cavities or dental caries, is the destruction of the outer surface (enamel) of a tooth. and a shortage of Novocaine Noun 1. novocaine - procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) Novocain, procaine hydrochloride Ethocaine, procaine - a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine , the group encounters AIDS and other physical ailments. Junction City's Levi Mills contributed the soundtrack to the film, which Miller already has submitted to Sundance and other film festivals. Sunday's premiere is a fund-raiser for Miller's production company, Mildew Media, to help the company find a distributer for the film. Tickets are $8 through TicketsWest outlets. - From Register-Guard and news service reports |
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