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Greetings!
Happy November to you all! Welcome to the first
official edition of Emerging Stories! In these
updates, we will highlight the stories from our
independent documentary films, as well as our
clients, whose work in the for profit and nonprofit
sectors make our communities strong. We are honored
to work with such a diverse group and look forward
to sharing more stories throughout the coming months.
In this edition, we are pleased to introduce you to
Hearthstone of Minnesota, as well as invite you to
an upcoming special screening of Green Green
Water.
Peace,
Dawn
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Dawn Mikkelson
Founder
Emergence Pictures
651-503-0274
www.emergencepictures.com
Member of the National Association of Women Business
Owners (NAWBO), IFP/MSP (Independent Feature
Project/Minneapolis and Saint Paul), Women in Film
and Television (Founding Member & Board Secretary,
MN Chapter), Honoring Women Worldwide (Founding
Board Member), The National Association of Television
Program Executives (NATPE), Responsible Minnesota
Business, and Associate Member of the Minnesota
Council of Non-Profits.
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Hearthstone of Minnesota
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Building a Better World, One Kid at a Time.
This month we'd like to introduce you to our client
Hearthstone
of Minnesota
Hearthstone's mission is: To create a nurturing,
stable, and culturally diverse family environment
which encourages youth with emotional and behavioral
disturbances to become effective, contributing
adults.
This fall Emergence Pictures worked with Hearthstone
of Minnesota to introduce two young men whose
stories exemplify what Hearthstone is about.
Hearthstone?s unique approach to serving troubled
and at-risk adolescents makes significant change
possible. Hearthstone accepts children who have
often been refused by other service providers, or
have bounced among numerous residential placements.
Chris and Joe have both experienced things that
would be difficult for most children to overcome,
yet with the help of Hearthstone of Minnesota, they
are thriving. Hearthstone is currently streaming
this video on their website. Click
here to hear their stories.
The video premiered at a breakfast benefiting
Hearthstone of Minnesota on October 25. We hope you
will take the opportunity to get
to know Hearthstone, Chris, and Joe. They serve
as a
reminder of the power of good people doing good work
to make the world a better place.
Thank you Hearthstone of Minnesota for your
continued service in our communities!
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"I don?t think we could have asked for a better
product than what you created for us . . . It is
touching
the hearts of folks in a way I have not seen." -
Jan Gibson Talbot, President & Founder of
Hearthstone of Minnesota.
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Special Screening of Green Green Water
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November 30, 2006 @ 7pm
Bell Museum of Natural History
10 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Driving
and Parking Directions.
You are invited to a special screening of Green
Green Water at the Bell Museum of
Natural History, a film directed and produced by
Emergence Pictures' Founder, Dawn Mikkelson. This
screening is on the heels of an announcement
by Xcel Energy that they wish to turn to
hydroelectric power from Manitoba Hydro to make up
for a future shortfall in power supply. This means
customers of Xcel Energy will be using even more
electricity generated by Manitoba Hydro, power sold
as "green energy" to U.S. consumers that has
adversely impacted the environment, as well as the
Cree communities of Northern Manitoba. Check out
the articles recently published by the Pioneer
Press and Star
Tribune.
A post screening panel, including Senator Scott
Dibble (DFL), Ken Bradley of Fresh
Energy, Dawn Mikkelson (Director of Green
Green Water), and Jamie A. Lee
(Co-Director/Editor of Green Green Water)
will give the audience an opportunity to learn more
about the issue, as well as the making of this
important film. Following the screening there will
be a post-show reception in the Bell Museum.
This screening is sponsored by the Bell Muesum of
Natural History as part of their Science on Screen film
program, U of M
EcoWatch, Fresh Energy,
and the U of M chapter of Amnesty
Intnernational.
We hope you will join us on November 30 at 7pm at
the Bell Museum!
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A $10 Suggested Donation will be collected at the
door. Proceeds go toward the pay the film's
musicians and other necessary distribution costs so
that we can tell this story around the world on a
large scale.
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Western Row in Historic Ramsey Hill
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This fall Emergence Pictures was commissioned by Kamper
Brands to create a documentary-style video on Western Row
for their client The Wall
Companies.
Emergence's crew then spent
a couple
of the most beautiful days of this fall exploring
the Historic Ramsey Hill neighborhood of St. Paul to
highlight the home of the 34 condominium project,
Western Row. With maticulous attention to detail,
Western Row was designed to compliment the historic
landscape of Ramsey Hill. Located in the heart of
St. Paul, Ramsey Hill is immersed in the rich
history and strong tradition of its grand Victorian
homes.
Chatting with the owner of Nina's Coffee Cafe, the
Zander Cafe, the President of The Wall Companies
(John Wall), and residents of the Ramsey Hill
neighborhood, the Emergence crew had a blast hanging
out in the area that F. Scott Fitzgerald and now
Garrison Keillor call home.
Check out our
video for Western Row!
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