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A long awaited Up-date and Check out our new site for GIRLS!!
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Hi there,
It has been a while since Kristy or I posted anything. The last two years have been amazing! From film festivals to conferences and university screenings to getting on public television GOING ON 13 has been around town and around the country (and beyond).
The following things have happened since we last wrote:
Kristy and I [...]
New GO13 Behind-the-scenes video
Monday, August 31st, 2009For ITVS’ pilot Project 360 program we created a fantastic new behind-the-scenes video where Kristy and Dawn meet up with two of the girls––now 18 years old––from Going on 13. Find out where they are now, and see them turn the tables and interview the filmmakers:
Our kick-ass interns’ reactions to the updates:
Frances- Dannng, [...]
Award-winning film on puberty, race, class and gender
Friday, May 1st, 2009Help us spread the word about our DVD release!
Going on 13
A Documentary Film By Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Dawn Valadez
FOUR GIRLS OF COLOR COMING OF AGE IN CONTEMPORARY URBAN AMERICA
”Three Stars. Recommended!”
—K. Fennessy, Video Librarian
”Every college library should own this DVD.”
—Melanie Bishop, Associate Professor, Arts & Letters, Prescott College
”…frank [...]
A timely review of our film by author, Sharon Lamb
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009We just love Sharon Lamb’s work, Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes, which is why we asked her so early on to be an adviser to to our project. She recently shared the film with one of her classes and wrote one of the best reviews we have gotten to date! Please check [...]
We Won, We Won!!
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Cine Golden Eagle Award Announcement
The Cine Golden Eagle Award! Another award under our belt feels great. Sometimes it feels like things are winding down…and then something else happens and we realize things are just beginning! We will have our broadcast in October for Children’s Health Month on American Public Television. We have just finished our [...]