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'This film truly captures the spirit and determination of a person who has influenced millions of people to improve their lives,' said Barry Gordon, senior vice president of worldwide programming of Image Entertainment. Vision Films can be found at the Cannes Film Festival at the Palais Level 01, Stand 21.01. Hosoi is expected to attend both screenings, as well as appear at the Quiksilver bus that will be located at the festival. Vision Films will be screening Rising Son at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22 and 23 at 8 p.m.

The film will be available to be released on home video in the international market on October 3, 2006, day and date with Image's domestic release. Image will handle North American broadcast, theatrical, video and soundtrack rights, and Vision Films will handle foreign rights and distribution. Using never-before-seen home movies of Hosoi, from childhood through his release from prison in 2004, the film features interviews from friends and family, including Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Jason Lee and others. The film chronicles Hosoi's beginnings as an athletic renegade to his fall-from-grace stint in Federal prison for drug trafficking and finally his rebirth and miraculous recovery that has inspired millions of young adults.

Rising Son is the true story of skateboard superstar Christian Hosoi. The film was directed by Cesario 'Block' Montano and is narrated by acclaimed actor Dennis Hopper. Rising Son was produced by QD3 Entertainment in association with consumer lifestyle brand Quiksilver.

Vision Films, an independent, worldwide distributor of youth-oriented and music-related feature films and documentaries, has just been awarded the exclusive sales agency rights to Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi by Image Entertainment, Inc., a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America.

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