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Western Michigan University Screening

The Screening of The S Word and Q & A led by director Lisa Klein was part of Western Michigan University's Lee Honors College's Spring 2018 Lyceum Lecture Series: Mental Health Matters: College Student Mental Health in the 21st Century. We were so pleased to be part of the the ongoing discussion and Lisa was [...]

By |2018-02-12T11:19:41-08:00February 12th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on Western Michigan University Screening

Indiefest San Francisco Screenings

We had the pleasure of screening The S Word at Indiefest in San Francisco on February 3rd and February 7th.  Director Lisa Klein and Kelechi Ubozoh, who is featured in the film, led the Q&A's. Thank you to the Roxi Theater and the SF Indiefest for two great shows! SF Indiefest is a year-round, non-profit [...]

By |2018-02-08T15:59:26-08:00February 9th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on Indiefest San Francisco Screenings

ESPN Radio Interview

LaFern Cusack is an award-winning on-air talent and producer, generating awareness and social change through digital and multi-platform content. She is best known for producing and hosting 'The Experience with LaFern Cusack' on ESPN LA Radio as well as creating galvanizing business and social influencers. LaFern recently interviewed director Lisa Klein about The S Word [...]

By |2018-02-08T13:41:07-08:00February 8th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on ESPN Radio Interview

Brookings Institution Screening

The S Word was screened at The Brookings Institution in Washington DC to a packed house on Monday, February 5th.  It was an amazing night for all of us and we thank everyone at  Brookings  for making this such a wonderful event. Brookings also displayed the photography exhibit by Dese 'Rae Stage (Live Through This) [...]

By |2018-02-15T12:58:50-08:00February 7th, 2018|Latest News|2 Comments

A Letter from our Community

As we continue to take our film out to communities, we are struck by the personal stories that continue to emerge every day. And one thing we never want to do is get complacent with the statistics and think "Oh, another one..."  No, that's not okay and this letter that came to us this morning [...]

By |2018-02-01T11:47:09-08:00February 1st, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on A Letter from our Community

Alexa Alban

13 Reasons Why Not are personal stories from people who have lived through suicidal thoughts. The name is coined from a controversial Netflix original series, 13 Reasons Why. The show tells the story of a high school girl who died by suicide after creating tapes explaining why she killed herself. Each tape mentions a different [...]

By |2018-01-29T09:41:47-08:00January 29th, 2018|13 Reasons Why Not|Comments Off on Alexa Alban

California PTA Conference

Director Lisa Klein and Community Outreach Director Patrica Harris DiLeva were pleased to attend the California PTA Legislation Conference in Sacramento on January  22nd to present information and have a conversation about The S Word. CAPTA connects families, schools and communities and is part of the foundation of the public-education system and a trusted messenger to [...]

By |2018-01-25T11:03:26-08:00January 25th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on California PTA Conference

USC Screening

We had an amazing night at the University of Southern California screening presented by the School of Cinematic Arts on January 16th. Director Lisa Klein and producer Doug Blush are USC Film School alumni and it was with great pleasure that they screened The S Word in the Ray Stark Theater.  A thoughtful discussion led [...]

By |2018-02-05T11:07:38-08:00January 19th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on USC Screening

Psych Central Podcast Interview

You can listen to The S Word director Lisa Klein this Thursday at 6:30 a.m. PST on the award-winning podcast, The Psych Central Show - with hosts with Gabe Howard and Vincent M. Wales.  The link below will be live on Thursday, January 11 for the interview: Listen to Psych Central Podcast. Hosted by Gabe [...]

By |2018-01-10T09:30:33-08:00January 10th, 2018|Latest News|Comments Off on Psych Central Podcast Interview
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