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Dear Friends & Supporters:
Thanks again for your support for THE POWER OF TWO this month, which marked several milestones in the production of our feature documentary.
After spending June 11-12 at the Donate Life Film Festival, we experienced great success at our well-attended Hollywood fundraiser including a spontaneous musical performance by Jack Black. We were then welcomed back to the San Francisco Bay Area with an article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting the miracle of Ana Stenzel & Isa Stenzel Byrnes's triumph over Cystic Fibrosis, and the 10th anniversary of Ana's lung transplant!
Continue reading for a photo recap and updates on coming events . . . . |
| ANA & ISA IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
| Ana Stenzel & Isa Stenzel Byrnes, the centerpiece characters of THE POWER OF TWO, are featured alongside director/producer Marc Smolowitz in the San Francisco Chronicle! Published on June 14, 2010, the piece is titled, "Two Against the Odds: Identical twins who survived cystic fibrosis thriving after lung transplants." Read the full article here.
Thank you to all the good people at The Chronicle for broadcasting our efforts to raise the bar on organ donation!... Read More |
| DONATE LIFE FILM FESTIVAL |
| The Donate Life Film Festival brought together celebrities, film makers, doctors, television producers, and other key players in the entertainment industry's portrayal of organ and tissue donation. The event took place on June 11-12 at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, where Ana & Isa presented a Donate Life Inspire Award... Read More
Olympic snowboarder Chris Klug, musician Alex Band, actor Alex O'Loughlin |
| HOLLYWOOD FUNDRAISER |
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The following evening, June 13, THE POWER OF TWO hosted a well-attended fundraiser in Pacific Palisades, near the Pacific Ocean just west of Hollywood. It was a wonderful evening of food, drink, music, live auction, and celebrating THE POWER OF TWO's success so far.
Isa and Ana's childhood friend Tanya Haden (pictured below, second from the right) attended with her husband, Golden Globe nominated actor Jack Black, who thrilled the crowd by jamming on an autographed ukelele he donated to our live auction!
See more on our flickr photostream. |
| BIKE FOR BREATH - July 10, 2010 |
Join Ana, Isa, and Team Second Wind in Foster City on July 10 for an annual fundraising ride to promote lung health and clean air policy in the greater Bay Area! Click here to watch Breathe California's event video and hear THE POWER OF TWO Producer/Director Marc Smolowitz's Education Series podcast about raising awareness for lung related issues... Read More |
| ACTIVISM THROUGH DOCUMENTARY FILM |
| Genetic Alliance Podcast with Director/Producer Marc Smolowitz
Last month, THE POWER OF TWO team joined with our Community Partner Genetic Alliance for a one-hour webinar on social issue storytelling. Titled "Activism through Documentary Film," the piece is presented by Dan Habib of "Including Samuel" and Marc Smolowitz, Ana Stenzel and Isa Stenzel Byrnes of THE POWER OF TWO. Watch the full webinar from Genetic Alliance! |
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Stay tuned for details on our trips next month to D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin for the U.S. Transplant Games! Thank you to everyone who made our June events a great success, and to our dear friends who have shared words of encouragement from around the world.
With every breath,
Marc Smolowitz, Producer/Director
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