Belonging Series Process: The Story of Alicia and Antonio Backstory
I first learned about Alicia Partnoy and Antonio Leiva almost 10 years ago. I was at a dinner at a friend of a friend's apartment around...
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Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min
Must See Live: Money Conversation - Fundraising
Watch the video on our Facebook Page Raising funds for a project can be daunting! We were lucky to be joined by Marlis Jansen, CEO of The...
Arielle Nóbile
- Nov 19, 2018
- 3 min
Belonging Series Process: Trauma & Interviewing
At some point in most interviews, I am in the position of asking people to open up and talk about some kind of trauma. I am not a trauma...
Arielle Nóbile
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
Belonging Series: Casting Approach Revealed
Why Michael, Alicia, and Antonio? It’s so hard sometimes to get the ideas out of my head and onto the page as to why I am doing this...
Arielle Nóbile
- Nov 5, 2018
- 2 min
Four Questions
If you've had the chance to attend any of our live screenings, you know that it is not only a chance to view our work but also a chance...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Nov 1, 2018
- 3 min
Heather's Response to The Tree of Life Tragedy
I was a shy freshman at the University of Pittsburgh when I joined Best Buddies, an international service organization that matches a...
Arielle Nóbile
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
What does it mean to "Belong" in the USA?
When we hosted our first live screening of our pilot episode, we asked audience members to fill out a few questions before the screening...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Must See Live: A Conversation with Michael D. McCarty
Watch the conversation on our Facebook Page! Our pilot episode of Belonging in the USA has touched many hearts, uplifted many souls, and...
Arielle Nóbile
- Sep 28, 2018
- 2 min
Grateful for Echo Park Film Center
Last night we had an incredible screening of "Belonging in the USA: The Story of Michael D. McCarty" thanks to Gemma and two other...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Sep 20, 2018
- 4 min
Seeing Belonging for the first time
I've watched Michael D. McCarty's story for our series about 2 dozen times by now. Through and through. I've taken countless screen...
Arielle Nóbile
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Summertime, Switzerland, and Self-care
It's been awhile since I posted anything on this blog, and that's because the summer is a time when I'm committed to being with my...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Jul 11, 2018
- 1 min
Must See Live: Meet our new series Producer!
Watch it now on our Facebook Page! We are so grateful to Randi Kalish, who made an extremely generous contribution and recently became...
Arielle Nobile
- Jun 27, 2018
- 1 min
Check us out in The Independent!
Arielle has been chosen for The Independent's 10 to Watch List for our series Belonging in the USA! “What makes this year’s list stand...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Jun 21, 2018
- 2 min
Must See Live: Belonging in the Classroom
Watch it now on our Events Page. We tried a new evening time and a shorter talk for this Live conversation, and it couldn't have worked...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- May 9, 2018
- 2 min
Must See Live: Spreading Love
Watch it now on our Events Page. Another inspiring talk today - Arielle and Tara Clark, of Tara Clark Photography, discussed their mutual...
Arielle Nóbile
- May 4, 2018
- 1 min
Exciting Announcement
The past couple weeks feel like a blur. We got our grant application in on time--which felt amazing! Wrote some articles and laid the...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Must See Live: Unlocking Human Cages
Watch the video now on our Events Page. MiAngel Cody wanted to be an activist since she was a teenager. Now she picks locks to human...
Arielle Nóbile
- Apr 21, 2018
- 1 min
Grant Application Angst
I'm writing this as a break from working on a grant app for the Chicago Digital Media Production Grant. On paper it seems to fit our...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Mar 22, 2018
- 1 min
A lost white girl
I used to think that if I befriended all backgrounds, avoided using clichés about people, and treated everyone the same, I would be...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
Must See Live: Breaking Free of Barriers and Bullying
Watch the video on our Events Page. Such an eye-opener conversation today. Susan O'Halloran is an expert facilitator and storyteller who...
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