BRAVA
SWAN DAY BENEFIT A HUGE SUCCESS!
On
March 29, 2008, we screened the fine cut of our work-in-progress at
the Brava Theater Center in San Francisco as part of the first
ever SWAN DAY - Support Women Artists Now – a new holiday
honoring women artists around the world. SWAN Day was created
by The Fund for Women Artists, which generously sponsored
our event at the Brava and made the entire evening
possible. Thank you Martha Richards, Co-Creator of
SWAN Day, for your incredible support!
Catalina
Castillo, Louise Vance and the cast of Seneca Falls took to
the stage after the film.
It
was a spectacular night. Our Ms.Tress of Ceremonies, the
amazing singer/songwriter Deborah Pardes (www.mentlmusic.com)
set the tone with her hilarious musical rendition of the Mayor’s
Proclamation of SWAN Day. Martha Richards then told us about
the more than 160 events going on worldwide in celebration
of SWAN Day. And filmmaker Louise Vance welcomed
the crowd and gave the audience an idea of the tremendous
efforts of many people in working towards the completion of
this project.
Seven
of the nine young women from WOWER Power and two of the adult
women in the film, came to the screening and spoke
on stage after the film. These are remarkable young women,
doing remarkable things with their lives.Four are entrepreneurs,
one is in law school - another's getting a doctorate in educational
psychology, one is breaking the gender barrier in the construction
trades in downtown San Francisco, another's an artist pursuing
an MFA, and several are pursuing photojournalism careers.
To say they blew all of us away is an understatement!
Sumptuous
dessert, wine and cheese reception, all donated by supporters
After screening the film, line producer Catalina
Castillo took the stage along with cast members
and the filmmaker. We are absolutely thrilled
to report that thanks to the generosity of the community created
around the film that evening, we surpassed our fundraising goal of $10K which allowed us to move forward and commission an original score.
Chloe
Jackman gives reunion hugs all around.
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