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When:
September 15, 2019 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
2019-09-15T13:30:00-04:00
2019-09-15T15:30:00-04:00
Where:
Camden Opera House
29 Elm St
Camden
ME 04843
29 Elm St
Camden
ME 04843
Cost:
$10
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We are honored to share the news that our new short film, DEAR GEORGINA, will make its world premiere at the Camden International Film Festival
on Sunday, September 15th.
In the documentary, Georgina Sappier-Richardson, a Passamaquoddy elder, revisits her traumatic childhood in foster care to restore the broken pieces of her identity.
Watch the trailer and please share it with others at upstanderproject.org/georgina.
Thanks to Yen Tan for the beautiful poster design, Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock) for the lovely photo, and to Georgina!DEAR GEORGINA WORLD PREMIERE
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Camden, Maine
with Georgina Sappier-Richardson, filmmakers Adam Mazo and Ben Pender-Cudlip, and producer Tracy Rector (Choctaw/Seminole)
Tickets here
Adam Mazo, Upstander Project Director
Camden Opera House
29 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843
September 15, 2019, 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Founded on August 1, 2008
Mission
We help bystanders become upstanders through compelling documentary films and learning resources.
MORE INFO
About
Boston-based educational and filmmaking collaborative. Creators of COEXIST, FIRST LIGHT, and Emmy-nominated DAWNLAND. Co-creators of Upstander Academy.
Creators of the documentary films “Coexist” (reconciliation in Rwanda) “First Light” and “Dawnland” (Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission)
WHO WE SERVE
We serve mass and targeted audiences by challenging indifference to injustice and raising awareness of the need for upstanders, especially among middle- and high-school educators and their students.
WHAT WE DO
With original documentaries, related learning resources, and educator workshops, the Upstander Project helps teachers and students become upstanders.
OUR GOALS
Overcome indifference to social injustice;
Develop the skills of upstanders;
Contribute to action-oriented campaigns in response to vital social issues.
Founding Date
Seeded in 2009 by documentary filmmaker Adam Mazo with the creation of the documentary film, “Coexist”, along with creative partner and educator Mishy Lesser
Awards
FIRST LIGHT
One Nation Film Festival Audience Award
Camden International Film Festival Official Selection
One Nation Film Festival Audience Award
Camden International Film Festival Official Selection
COEXIST
Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominee
Artivist Film Festival Official Selection
Metropolitan Film Festival of New York Honorable Mention
Africa World Documentary Film Festival Finalist
Downtown Boca Film Festival Official Selection
Central Florida Film Festival Official Selection
I Will Tell International Film Festival Official Selection
Show Me Justice Film Festival Official Selection
Social Change Film Festival Official Selection
Culture Unplugged Film Festival Official Selection
Africa Movie Academy Awards Nominee
Artivist Film Festival Official Selection
Metropolitan Film Festival of New York Honorable Mention
Africa World Documentary Film Festival Finalist
Downtown Boca Film Festival Official Selection
Central Florida Film Festival Official Selection
I Will Tell International Film Festival Official Selection
Show Me Justice Film Festival Official Selection
Social Change Film Festival Official Selection
Culture Unplugged Film Festival Official Selection