DETAILS about FESTIVAL SCREENING and EVENTS  

 most recent first

 

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Denver Film Society - DocNight - June 13th, 7:00 pm

A Girl Like Her will be preceded by Fessler’s 1999 film 

about her adoptive parents Cliff & Hazel

Q & A and reception after the screening with Ann Fessler

Sie Film Center 

2510 East Colfax

Denver, CO, 80206

 

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SPECIAL NEW YORK SCREENING  of  A GIRL LIKE HER

JUNE 11, 2013 — 6:30-9:00PM, Director Attending

Sponsored by The Donaldson Adoption Institute in celebration

of the new Lynn Franklin Fund*

Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres before film

Screening and Panel Discussion after

 The Century Association, 7 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036

 *The Lynn Franklin is a first mother, writer and literary agent who as been in reunion for over 20 years.

The fund bearing her name was created to honor Lynn’s life and service on behalf of adoption reform. It will be dedicated to enabling unique, important work to improve the lives of first parents everywhere and to ensure that their experiences, needs and aspirations are addressed in all adoption-related laws, policies and practices.

 

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 DocAviv – International Documentary Film Festival 

Tel Aviv, Israel

Friday, May 3 – 10:00, Cinemateque 3

Tuesday, May 7 – 14:30, Cinemateque 2

Wednesday, May 8 – 15:00, Cinemateque 1

 

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WATCH DOCS International HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

Warsaw, Poland – Dec 7-16 

Saturday, December 8, 2012 - Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 20:13

Friday, December 14, 2012 – Illusion Cinema, ul. 50a Narbutta, 15:45

 

Watch Docs Traveling Festival

Traveling to 35 cities in Poland, 2013

 

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Cleveland State University / co-sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland

November 29, at 7 PM

Main Classroom Auditorium, Cleveland State University

Director Attending! 

Panel Discussion after the screening 

Moderated by Evan Liberman, Panelists: Ann Fessler, Director;

Dennis Goulden, Cinematographer; Betsie Norris, adoptee & founder

of Adoption Network Cleveland; and reunited moms: Bev Haettich and 

Jean Hood.  

 

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THE WEXNER CENTER for the ARTS, Ohio State University

Tuesday, November 27 - 7 PM – reception to follow

Screening –Cliff & Hazel (1999) and A GIRL LIKE HER (2012) 

Cliff & Hazel, Fessler’s film about her adoptive parents, was post-produced

at the Wexner Center in 1999

Q & A with the Director, book signing after the screening

For a complete list of Wexner Center’s Upcoming Film/Video Events: here

tickets for November 27th event: here

 

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•••EUROPEAN PREMIERE of A GIRL LIKE HER•••

IDFA – International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam

Director Attending , November 15-19

Friday, November 16, 5:30PM (17:30) at Tuschinski 6

Sunday, November 18, 10AM (10:00) at Tuschinski 4

Saturday, November 24, 7:00PM (19:00) at Munt 12

tickets: here

 

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San Francisco DOC FEST 

11/10 – Shattuck Theater - Berkeley, 5 PM

11/17 - Roxie Theater - San Francisco, 5 PM

11/18 - Roxie Theater – San Francisco, 12:30 PM

 

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 

Colorado Springs, Colorado

November 3 - The Screening Room, 8:30 AM

November 3 – The Fine Arts Center, 10:45 SM

Q & A with Director after screenings

 

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ORIGINS CANADA, ADOPTION EXPERIENCE CONFERENCE, Toronto

Friday October 19, 2012  9:00 am

Information here

Keynote by Director 

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

Hot Springs, Arkansas

screenings:

October 13, 12:05 PM - Arlington, Cinema 1

October 18, 7 PM - Arlington, Cinema 1

 

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 NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL 

Screening: Saturday Oct 13 at 3:30 PM 

Theatres at Canal Place 2

333 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 

Information here

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL October 4-14 (West Coast Premiere)

Sunday, October 7 at 1:30PM

Wednesday, October 10 at 7 PM

Information here

 

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 MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL

October 3, 7:00PM  Landmark Downer Theatre

SECOND SCREENING ADDED October 6 at 4:30 PM, Fox Bay Cinema

With a panel discussion following the screening,

wth Director, Ann Fessler, subject Sally Burke, the CEO of Adoption Resources Colleen Ellingson,

and Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Resource Librarian Anne Brosowsky-Roth.

Underwriting sponsorship for this discussion was generously provided by the Argosy Foundation.

Documentary Festival Favorites Presented by Christine Symchych
Film Sponsored by: Planned Parenthood
Community Partners: Adoption Resources of Wisconsin, Adoption Services, Inc.

Information here

 

Related  Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin events

 October 3 – Planned Parenthood Annual Luncheon, Milwaukee —  speaker, Ann Fessler 

 October 4 – Planned Parenthood Annual Dinner Event, Madison — speaker, Ann Fessler 

 

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University of North Carolina Medical School

GRAND ROUNDS Presentation 

sponsored by the OBGYN Department

Auditorium, Old Clinic Building, 3:30PM, Sept. 5, 2012

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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Montreal World Film Festival – CANADIAN PREMIERE

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – August 23-Sept. 3, 2012

screened Aug 25, 26, 27th

Information here

 

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 Flickers-Rhode Island International Film Festival 

Grand Prize, “Providence Film Festival Award” 

(the top award for a film made by a filmmaker from New England)

Providence, Rhode Island, August 7-12, 2012

Information here

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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 AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival

Silver Spring, Maryland

June 18 – 24, 2012

Information here

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS, NATIONAL CONFERENCE 

Denver, April 2012

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

Friday, April 20, 2012 at 5:15PM

Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:30PM

Information here

Q & A with Director after screening

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FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL–USA PREMIERE

Durham, NC, April 13, 2012

Q & A with Director after screening

 

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