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  <title><![CDATA[HTS Major Ali Yildirim Co-Produces Documentary Film]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>You are cordially invited to the premiere screening event for the film&nbsp;<em><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/zPMLHcZSMJo" target="_blank">Came From Nothing: The Story of Benjamin &#39;Big Mouth Ben&#39; Graham</a>&nbsp;</strong></em>on&nbsp;May 4th, 2017 at 7:30PM. The screening will be held at the APEX Museum, 135 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA. It is free to attend, with paid parking available on-site.</p>

<p><em>Came From Nothing</em>&nbsp;is a documentary film that chronicles the life story of Benjamin &quot;Big Mouth Ben&quot; Graham, an entrepreneur and motivational entertainer who owns a convenience store on historic Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Big Mouth Ben&nbsp;overcame 17 years of addiction and homelessness&nbsp;on Auburn Avenue to open the store just two blocks from the same bridge under which he once slept, and&nbsp;one block from the birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The film&nbsp;was produced by&nbsp;Georgia Tech&nbsp;students&nbsp;Nick Tippens&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ali Yildirim&nbsp;as part of a project studio course titled&nbsp;&quot;Sweet Auburn: Birthplace of Ideas.&quot;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtu.be/zPMLHcZSMJo" target="_blank"><strong>View the Trailer</strong></a></p>
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