Directors Michael Moore and Up's Pete Docter and The Fighter actress Melissa Leo were among those who attended the event, which featured more than 1, 000 members across three locations.

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From director Pete Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) and producer Jonas Rivera (Up), the inventive new film will take you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind.

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