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Meet our Associate Producer, Anna Josue, Jack-of-all-Trades!
- Posted on 23rd Sep
- Category: news
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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Washington National Cathedral to Premiere "Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine" to Kick Off Weekend Honoring LGBT
- Posted on 18th Sep
- Category: events
On Friday, October 4th, the Washington National Cathedral will host our film’s East Coast premiere. We are honored to kick off a weekend honoring LGBT youth at such a prominent house of worship.
The weekend will include a panel discussion on the ways that people of faith can stand with the LGBT community and speak out against violence. Featured on the panel are Matt Shepard’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, and Jane Clementi, the mother of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, who took his own life after extreme cyberbullying.
Immediately following the panel discussion will be a service of Holy Eucharist that will include special prayers for LGBT youth and a sermon on the topic by Cathedral Dean Gary Hall.
Dean Hall has said, “For too long, LGBT people have been ostracized by or unwelcome in faith communities where the Bible has been used as a weapon. Washington National Cathedral is a house of prayer where all are welcome, and where all people can experience God’s boundless love and grace.”
Click here to read this thoughtful article by Richard Weinberg, Director of Communications at the National Cathedral, on Matthew Shepard’s legacy.
