3 Needles

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3 Needles
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Directed by	Thom Fitzgerald
Produced by	Thom Fitzgerald, Bryan Hofbauer, Michael Gleissner (exec), Mark Bennett (assoc), Vicky McCarty
Written by	Thom Fitzgerald
Starring	Mabel Adams Shawn Ashmore Cory Bowles Stockard Channing
Music by	Christophe Beck and Trevor Morris
Cinematography	Thomas M. Harting
Editing by	Susan Shanks
Distributed by	WolfeReleasing.com
Release date(s)	December 1, 2006
Running time	127 minutes
Language	Afrikaans Mandarin Xhosa French English
Budget	est. $2,000,000 US
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3 Needles is a 2005 dramatic film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The title, 3 Needles, refers to the three main characters who make a deal with the devil in order to survive a global epidemic. Shawn Ashmore stars as a Canadian porn star hiding the fact he is HIV positive. Stockard Channing is his mother who learns the truth. The second individual is a blood buyer in China Lucy Liu who fails to take adequate precautions with the blood. Finally, in Africa, Olympia Dukakis, Chloë Sevigny, and Sandra Oh are Catholic nuns caring for their HIV-infected patients.

3 Needles debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, before showing at countless festivals in London, Stockholm, Karlovy Vary, Seattle, and Pusan. It made its commercial release in the United States at the New York City Museum of Modern Art on December 1, 2006 (World AIDS Day). Leading up to its U.S. premier, it was heavily promoted by the United Nations Global Media AIDS Initiative. The film won prizes for cinematography and direction at the Atlantic Film Festival. Director Thom Fitzgerald was nominated for a Canadian Director's Guild Award for Best Direction of a Feature Film; additionally, Variety praised its "exceptional performances".

[edit] Cast

Actor/Actress	Role
Tanabadee Chokpikultong	Tong Sam
Steven Crowder	Store Manager
Olympia Dukakis	Hilde
Tyson Hall	Zulu
Chin Han	Soldier Xuan
Lucy Liu	Jin Ping
Siv Mbelu	Bongile
Shawn Ashmore	Denys
Stockard Channing	Olive
Yoyo Chorkreaw	Qi
Sook-Yin Lee	Xiu
Sandra Oh	Mary
Chloë Sevigny	Clara
Ian Roberts	Hallyday