Can't wait to see this movie...

My Son Nikolas filmed as an extra the last 2 weeks of filming so he was in the cafeteria scenes, group scenes during group Theorpy and him and another boy were America's room mate.
Are you going to the red carpet movie screening? I'll post info on this message board below.

An exclusive red carpet movie screening event of the movie America on February 28, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will benefit the St. Peter’s Home for Boys, a residential care center for displaced boys. This event will feature a special advance commercial-free screening of the Lifetime Network movie America, which was filmed in Detroit and stars Rosie O’Donnell and Ruby Dee. The event will feature a red carpet entrance, lights, cameras, paparazzi and more to make this a fun and exciting event for guests.

St. Peter’s Home for Boys was given permission by Sony & Lifetime Entertainment to hold the advance screening to raise funds for the organization and to heighten awareness of its mission of working with boys that have been abused and neglected.

St. Peter’s Home for Boys was chosen as the backdrop for the movie America, which was filmed in part at the boy’s facility on the west side of Detroit. The movie depicts a young boy named America, who has experienced a difficult childhood of abuse and neglect in the child welfare system.

The residential facility, in which America resides for a period, depicts his development of trust in his therapist, played by Rosie O’Donnell. Ruby Dee was also on hand for the day of filming at St. Peter’s Home for Boys. She plays America’s first foster mother, who cares deeply for the youth, but is now living in a nursing home.

One member of the St. Peter’s staff, LeShone Hall, a therapist at the home, along with several of the boys from the home were given small roles in the film. LeShone plays a therapist in the movie and the boys were given roles as extras and peers of the character America.

St. Peter’s Home for Boys is located at 16121 Joy Road in Detroit. They have been providing residential care for displaced youth in this community since 1950. Education, health, therapeutic and recreational services are provided for each youngster that is referred. St. Peter’s has also provided GED and lifeskills preparation and testing to youth in the community as well. Due to funding shortages, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to continue providing these services.

General admission for the screening is $25. A $50, $75, or $100 donation will include incentives such as front row seating, special memorabilia, and pictures with some cast members. Donations of any amount are welcome. For tickets, please contact Greg Everett or Norma Andrews at (313) 846-6942 or email [email protected].

Your son is sooo cute! Are you going to the red Carpet Saturday?