'Ileana’s Smile' Idaho premiere Saturday
The Idaho premiere of "Ileana's Smile" will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Innovation Den in Coeur d'Alene. The red carpet event will include a Q and A with director Brad Corrigan. Event proceeds will support the Love Light + Melody nonprofit to help vulnerable children around the world.
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The North Idaho Film Festival will co-host the Idaho premiere Saturday of “Ileana’s Smile” with director Brad Corrigan, musician and founding member of the American indie-folk band Dispatch.
This will be the festival's first collaboration with Corrigan, who now lives in North Idaho. The film follows Corrigan’s personal story in Nicaragua, beginning in 2007 with his fateful encounter with Ileana, a young girl struggling to survive with her family in a trash dump community. So moved by what he saw, these experiences compelled Corrigan to embark on a multi-decade journey to give these children a voice and hopefully a future beyond such harsh living conditions.