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The Wrong Light + Live Filmmaker Q&A October 21st 8pmET

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WATCH AT ANYTIME THEN JOIN THE LIVE FILMMAKER Q&A ON WEDNESDAY 10/21 AT 8PMET/5PT

Join Shine Global, Director/Producer Josie Swantek Heitz, Director/DP Dave Adams, and Moderator Susan MacLaury for a virtual screening of The Wrong Light and a live Q&A. Watch the film anytime before the Q&A from the comfort of your own home.

LIVE Filmmaker Q&A
Wednesday, October 21
8pmEST/5pmPST
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How to Watch

1. Click here to go the screening page on Eventive

2. If your screen says “Watch Now” simply click to begin viewing. If your screen says “Unlock” enter your email and password (you will need to create an account with Eventive if you don’t have one already) to secure a ticket and the page will take you to the “Watch Now” screen.

3. You have 7 days to begin watching the film after unlocking. Once you begin watching, you have 48 hours to complete the film. You can watch at anytime before the panel discussion – the film is 78 minutes long.

4. On Ocotober 21 at 8pmET the same page will host the live Q&A. You must be signed into your account to view. You can type questions and comments into the chat box.

5. If you’d like to make it a Movie Night, follow this timeline to join in the fun simultaneously with the filmmakers and friends across the country:

Wednesday, October 21
6:30pm EDT (NY) / 3:30pm PDT (CA)
Log in to Eventive to watch The Wrong Light from the comfort of your home. The film is 78 minutes long.

7:50pm EDT (NY) / 4:50pm PDT (CA)
10 minute break – get your questions ready

8:00pm EDT (NY) / 5pm PDT (CA)
Participate in our live Q&A

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to sean@shineglobal.org for assistance and you can view the FAQ from Eventive

ABOUT THE FILM

“The Wrong Light” plays like a film noir set in the tropics.
–The Montclair Times

“A truly eye-opening documentary”
– Eye For Film

“An engrossing cautionary tale”
– The New York Times

In The Wrong Light, a charismatic activist leads a globally-regarded NGO that provides shelter and education for girls rescued from brothels in Northern Thailand. But as the filmmakers meet the girls and their families, discrepancies begin to emerge and the story takes an unexpected turn.

Running Time: 1 hour 18 minutes | Rating: Ages 13 and up

Josie Swantek Heitz – Director & Producer

Josie Swantek Heitz is a documentary filmmaker and commercial director. In 2010, she co-founded her own production company, Run Riot Films, with two colleagues she met while working at National Geographic Television. Together, they have been making films for organizations and brands including Ogilvy, IBM, Intel, Huffington Post, EPIX, Samsung and The Smithsonian Channel. She has had the great fortune of traveling extensively in her career, including to co-produce the Academy Award®-nominated, Emmy®-winning feature documentary, War/Dance (2007) and the short documentary, War/Dance Returns (2009), both with Shine Global. She also directed the documentary In the Moment: Amar’e Stoudemire (2013) for broadcast on EPIX and Storm the Gates (2019).

Dave Adams – Director/Cinematographer

Dave Adams is a director and cinematographer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has served as Director or Cinematographer on projects for Samsung, IBM, Intel, Universal Music Group, Huffington Post, Obama Campaign, National Geographic, Discovery, and EPIX. His film The Unconditional was nominated for a Critic’s Choice Documentary Award in 2019.

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Susan MacLaury – Moderator

Co-Founder and Executive Director of Shine Global Susan was Producer of The Wrong Light as well as of Shine Global’s latest film Virtually Free. She also has Executive Produced the Emmy Award®-winning, Academy Award®-nominated documentary War/Dance, the Academy Award® Winner Inocente, The Harvest (La Cosecha), 1 Way Up in 3D, Liyana and The Eagle Huntress and co-produced Tre Maison Dasan. She is also the producer of The Wrong Light and Virtually Free. Susan is in charge of the educational outreach and social advocacy efforts for all of Shine Global’s films. She is dually degreed in social work administration and health education and https://valtrexlab.com was associate professor of health education at Kean University from 1994 through 2013.

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