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SXSW Edu with <\/b>Make a Circle<\/i><\/b> and Imaginable Futures<\/b><\/h1>\r\nVicki Shabo spoke on a panel celebrating the <\/span>Make a Circle <\/span><\/i>documentary<\/span><\/a> and exploring narrative change around early education with filmmaker Jen Bradwell, Better Life Lab fellow Elliot Haspel, and child care provider Charlotte Guinn.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nCheck out the <\/b>documentary<\/b><\/a>.<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe following day, we joined our friends at <\/span>Imaginable Futures<\/span><\/a> for the Crossover Day Mixer to discuss the intersections of education and innovation as they affect working families and early childhood educators.<\/span>","":null,"drop_cap":false,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image":{"heading":"","image":54092,"override_caption":false,"caption":"","":null,"helper_width":"narrow","anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"add_background_color":false,"content":"

Previewing the Full Story Initiative<\/b><\/h1>\r\nVicki also presented on two panels with <\/span>CAA Community and Impact<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>GLAAD<\/span><\/a> to discuss the upcoming relaunch of the Full Story Initiative and its toolkit. This initiative brings together social impact organizations and advocates to collate resources on telling authentic, pro-social stories on a variety of topics.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019re grateful to the Muslim House\u00ae\u2014produced by <\/span>MPAC\u00ae-Hollywood Bureau<\/span><\/a>, with the support of The Doris Duke Foundation\u2014and the <\/span>Impact Lounge<\/span><\/a> for hosting these discussions, and are excited for the upcoming full launch of the new initiative toolkit.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLearn more about the Full Story Initiative on <\/b>its website<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/b>","":null,"drop_cap":false,"anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_image","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_image":{"heading":"","image":54094,"override_caption":false,"caption":"","":null,"helper_width":"narrow","anchor_id":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"add_background_color":false,"content":"

Connecting with Creatives<\/b><\/h1>\r\nAs always, we were excited to connect with filmmakers across our partner network and find new ways to support authentic storytelling. At SXSW, we attended <\/span>Solidarity House<\/span><\/a>'s community social hour and co-hosted a brunch with <\/span>Film Fatales<\/span><\/a>. This event, which focused on reimagining depictions of work, family, and care, was the first of three filmmaker gatherings we\u2019ll program with Film Fatales this year. Vicki facilitated a fireside chat with filmmakers Alyse Walsh (<\/span>Baby\/Girls<\/span><\/i><\/a>) and Luchina Fisher (<\/span>The Dads<\/span><\/i><\/a>), two documentarians whose films that courageously and authentically explored gender, work, and family issues debuted at SXSW. The brunch also engaged the group of 22 filmmakers in a rich conversation about work-family inclusion on- and off-screen.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nSee more from the <\/b>social hour<\/b><\/a> and <\/b>the brunch<\/b><\/a> on Instagram.<\/b>\r\n

Looking Forward<\/b><\/h1>\r\nNext up, we\u2019ll be at the Tribeca Film Festival in June, reconnecting with many of the partners we collaborated with at SXSW and the <\/span>Sundance<\/span><\/a> Film Festival earlier this year. 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