Meet our Associate Producer, Anna Josue, Jack-of-all-Trades!
Hello from sunny L.A! My name is Anna-Marie Josue, sister to Director Michele Josue, and Associate Producer of “Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine.” For the past 3 years, my job description has ranged from dancing in Kickstarter thank you videos to in-house travel agent to official FedExer, to now blogger and webmaster.
While my B.A. in Communications has come in handy writing press releases and handling different social media tasks, it wasn’t until this past weekend when I bumped into famed interior designer Jonathan Adler that I can officially add PR rep to my resume.
With the upcoming D.C. premiere fast approaching and nothing to wear, Michele and I set out on a much-needed shopping trip. On the way out of Nordstrom, we saw famed interior designer Jonathan Adler was signing merchandise. That is when the tough, unafraid, no shame publicist in me took over.
Throwing my nerves aside, I purchased my merchandise and introduced myself (and the film) to Mr. Adler. While he signed my copy of his new book, I discovered that no, he won’t be in LA for our screening, he lives in New York, and that he is a genuinely super nice man. He asked us what Matt was like as a person. Michele told him how funny, smart and what a great friend Matt was. Jonathan Adler asked us to keep him posted if we ever screen in New York and took my business card. He also thanked us for making the film, which touched our hearts. It was the best shopping day ever.
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