NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 5, 2008) – Documentary Channel will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the network’s runaway cult hit “Johnny Berlin” with the U.S. television premiere of its sequel “Johnny Berlin 2: Notes From the Dumpster” on the network’s “Primetime Premieres” Monday, June 16. The network will showcase both films back-to-back kicking off the evening with the new sequel at 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed immediately by the original “Johnny Berlin.” DOC is available on DISH Network (Channel 197), and several broadcast stations in major markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area.

Produced by Black Shoe Films and directed by Dominic J. DeJoseph, “Johnny Berlin 2: Notes From the Dumpster,” picks up where “Johnny Berlin” left off, right after Johnny’s tour of duty as a porter aboard a luxury train ended. In the first film, Johnny talks about wanting to get off the train to go on a “writing sabbatical” in Cambodia where he is sure that he can live cheaply for months and thus have time to write his unfinished novel about a man who rolls across America.

In “Johnny Berlin 2: Notes From the Dumpster,” the film begins with Johnny lying in a hotel room bed, talking about how he gambled away almost all of the money he had saved for his trip while working on the train, and thus ended up destitute in Phnom Penh where he had visions of leaping off of a bridge into the Mekong River. Filled with the same profundity, existential crises and anecdotes as in the original film, “Johnny Berlin 2: Notes From the Dumpster” is the continuing story of Johnny’s oddball mid-life crisis and his attempts to overcome perpetual internal darkness in his own humorous, and often enlightening fashion.

“After receiving such an enthusiastic response asking to see more of Johnny after the original ‘Johnny Berlin’ premiered on Documentary Channel last year, it has been a delight working with the channel to create the sequel,” explains DeJoseph, founder of Black Shoe Films. “I’m looking forward to bringing more of Johnny’s day-to-day life to television, and I’m honored to have the film’s broadcast premiere on Documentary Channel.”

“The original film really struck a cord with our viewers, so we decided to join forces with Dominic and Black Shoe Films and become a part of the sequel as executive producers,” says Tom Neff, founder and CEO, Documentary Channel. “We believe even more viewers will become ‘Johnny’ fans after having the opportunity to see both films back-to-back.”

About Black Shoe Films: Black Shoe Films was founded in 1996 by director Dominic J. DeJoseph. Through Black Shoe Films, DeJoseph has directed music videos for bands such as R.E.M. and documentaries about filmmakers Wim Wenders and Bono of U2. Black Shoe Films is the production entity behind the documentary-comedies, JOHNNY BERLIN and JOHNNY BERLIN PART 2. The company Web site is: www.blackshoefilms.com and further information for the films can be found online at www.johnnyberlin.com.

About Documentary Channel™: Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA’s first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films and is the Voice of the Independent Documentary Filmmaker. DOC seeks out and showcases independent, cutting-edge and international non-fiction programming rarely seen in the U.S., and often then only in film festivals or other special venues. Many of DOC’s programs are U.S. or world premieres on television. DOC is the television viewer’s round-the-clock opportunity to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres, from classics to cutting-edge.

DOC has created partnerships and relationships with world-renowned organizations and festivals to bring the world’s greatest documentaries to television, often for the first time. These organizations include The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, The International Documentary Association, The National Film Board of Canada, Los Angeles Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Hot Springs, HotDocs, Durango Film Festival, Reel Women, and many others. In addition, DOC has teamed up with distinguished educational institutions including USC School of Cinema and the Academy of Art in San Francisco, among others, to introduce young, future documentary filmmakers to the viewing public.

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Documentary Channel was founded by CEO and Oscar®-nominated documentary filmmaker Tom Neff. DOC launched on DISH Network (Channel 197) in January 2006, and now reaches over 21 million homes nationwide. DOC is carried by several broadcast stations in major television markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. DOC’s Web site is located at www.documentarychannel.com. DOC was recognized after its first year as co-winner of the Emmy for Best Feature Documentary at the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards for the film, “Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire.”