(DURHAM, September 8, 2005) – The new, long-awaited and acclaimed authorized documentary of Bob Dylan, directed by Martin Scorsese, will be the final film screened during The Music Hall’s Telluride by the Sea Film Festival, Monday, September 19, 2005 @ 7 p.m. This exclusive New England screening of the PBS American Masters special is presented by New Hampshire Public Television and Emerging Pictures, in partnership with The Music Hall of Portsmouth.

While admission to No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is free of charge, tickets are required. Donations for tickets to the screening will benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at The Music Hall box office. Telluride by the Sea passholders, as well as New Hampshire Public Television and The Music Hall supporters with preferred tickets, will be admitted before the general public. The film is not rated, and is 220 minutes long. There will be an intermission between parts one and two of the film.

Airing nationally on PBS later in September, American Masters – No Direction Home: Bob Dylan will make its television debut on New Hampshire Public Television Wednesday, September 28 @ 7:30 p.m.

The film focuses on the singer-songwriter's life and music from 1961-66, and includes never-seen performance footage and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with Dylan's during this critical period in his career. Dylan talks openly and extensively, detailing the journey from his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, to Greenwich Village, New York, where he became the center of a musical and cultural upheaval, the effects of which are still felt today. For the first time, the Bob Dylan Archives has made available treasures from its film, tape and stills collection.

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan concentrates on the five-year period between Dylan’s arrival in Greenwich Village and his infamous 1966 motorcycle crash, when he retreated from the public eye. Throughout the film, Dylan offers startlingly personal insight into his music, the times and his remarkable life. Drawing from hundreds of hours of unseen footage and rare recordings, in-depth interviews and revealing photographs, No Direction Home strikes a remarkable balance – telling the story of one man’s journey while placing that story within the greater context of dramatic historical events.

The two-part film features some of Dylan’s most remarkable performances, including “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Like a Rolling Stone.” The film also includes a wide range of music that influenced the young Bob Dylan. One of the film’s many strengths is its reliance on interview subjects who were actually on the scene with Dylan during a social, political and cultural turning point in American history. They include Joan Baez, poet Allen Ginsberg, Maria Muldaur, D.A. Pennebaker, Pete Seeger and Dave Van Ronk.

”We’re thrilled that this film, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, was able to also be a part of New Hampshire’s own Telluride by the Sea festival,” noted Trevor F. Bartlett, film series manager and producer of Telluride by the Sea. “And we’re absolutely delighted that New Hampshire Public Television is sponsoring this special presentation, before it airs on national television.”

“New Hampshire Public Television is very pleased to partner with The Music Hall in offering the exclusive New England big screen showing of this American Masters documentary,” added Jonathan Sauers, special events manager for NHPTV. “It’s a unique opportunity for the public to enjoy this vibrant film with others in a classic theatre setting.”

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