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DocMiami International Film Festival in Partnership with The Shops at Boca Center and the Palm Beach Outdoor Cinema will present a Special Screening of, "In The Footsteps of Willie Sutton," during The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce “Festival Days.” This compelling documentary film chronicles, the criminal career of Willie Sutton, aka “Slick Willie” aka Willie “The Actor” aka “The Gentleman Bandit” aka “The Babe Ruth of bank robbers,” which spanned over four decades, from the early 1920s into the early 1950s. America's most famous bank robber of the twentieth century doesn't fancy prison accommodations. When he gets caught and confined, he escapes - three times. The film takes us through each of these three prisons today and walks us through his masterful escapes. This special Screening will take place at, The Shops at Boca Center on August 15, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. VIP tickets for this film are available at http://docmiami.org/. VIP Seating is $7/pp and includes reserved chair for best viewing opportunity. Additional complimentary self-seating will also be available at the event in the Courtyard. Award-winning filmmaker Rich Gold will present his film “In The Footsteps of Willie Sutton.” Fueled with a fascination for true crime films Mr. Gold wrote his first screenplay, "Gallo," based on the true story of mobster Joey Gallo. Midway working on his second screenplay, "The Gentleman Bandit," about bank robber Willie Sutton, he felt compelled to try his hand at producing his documentary film about Sutton. Audience members can look forward to a filmmaker Q & A Session after the film. In addition, The DocMiami International Film Festival will launch its Florida Documentary Film Festival Edition this upcoming September 12-13th at the Sugar Sand Park, Willow Theatre where audience members can further experience numerous premiere documentary films and more exciting special guests. “In The Footsteps of Willie Sutton” special screening at Boca Center is part of the Boca Chamber Festival Days (a series of fun filled events held at different locations during the month of August) and is facilitated by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. Palm Beach Outdoor Cinemas is South Florida’s leading provider of outdoor movies at twilight since 2007, offering an array of indoor/outdoor production services and a/v rentals. The Shops at Boca Center is an open-air lifestyle shopping center featuring 32 restaurants and shops. Boca Center is located on Military Trail, one mile north of Palmetto Park Road in front of the Marriott at 5250 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33486. www.bocacenter.com or The Shops at Boca Center on Facebook.