Heartland Film Festival 2009

The 2009 Heartland Film Festival will kick off with a special screening of Hachi: A Dog's Tale. This powerful film is based on a true story about a college professor's bond with an abandoned dog. After the screening, there will be a question and answer session with the filmmakers and a dessert reception.

Ticketing Options
$85 Pre-Screening Reception, Screening & Dessert Reception
$25 Screening & Dessert Reception
$12 Screening Only

Tickets available at The Murat Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Normal Ticketmaster fees apply.

Appropriate attire for this event is casual to business casual.

About the film
This heartwarming film is an American adaptation of a famous Japanese tale about a loyal Akita dog named Hachiko. This special dog, nicknamed "Hachi," accompanies his master Parker (Richard Gere), a university professor, to the train station every morning to see him off and then returns to the station each afternoon to greet him at the end of his day. The emotionally complex nature of what unfolds when their uncomplicated routine becomes interrupted is what makes Hachi's story a tale for the ages; a dog's faithful devotion to his master exposes the real power of love and how the simplest of acts can become the grandest gesture of all. Also starring Academy Award Nominee Joan Allen and Jason Alexander.