Please click the graphic above to view the CAREGIVING film 3 minute sizzle reel.
Caregiving, a new documentary created with executive producer Bradley Cooper, highlights the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America.
Join WHYY, Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Fred's Footsteps, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, and Disability Pride Pennsylvania for a screening and panel discussion around the documentary film Caregiving. The event will begin with a resource fair and reception with community organizations sharing valuable information and support services.
Host and Moderator:
Marty Moss-Coane, host and executive producer of The Connection, a weekly show on WHYY-FM featuring wide-ranging conversations about what makes us human. For thirty five years, Marty was the host and executive producer of Radio Times, one of the most respected weekday interview programs on regional radio.
Featured Panelists:
Barack Goodman, Producer of the documentary film CAREGIVING, and is the co-founder of Ark Media and a principal producer, director, and writer with the company. Over a career spanning more than two decades, his films have won multiple Peabody, Emmy, Writers Guild Awards, the DuPont-Columbia Awards, and the RFK Journalism Prize, and been nominated for an Oscar.
Nia Tate Ball, founder of the Legacy Empowerment Foundation and Executive Producer of the film "Renegades, Building a Legacy: The Celestine Tate-Harrington Story," which chronicles her mother's extraordinary life, a quadriplegic who fought valiantly and successfully to regain custody of Nia despite societal prejudices.
Christine DiBona Lobley, is Executive Director of Fred's Footsteps. Following the passing of her father, G. Fred DiBona, Jr., a beloved business man and philanthropist, Christine and her family heard countless stories of how Fred quietly helped people in deep and personal ways. Inspired to honor his legacy, they founded Fred's Footsteps to continue helping others in his name.
Melanie O'Brien, is Director of Communications for Easterseals of Southeastern Pennyslvania. She fosters collaborations with Easterseals Inc. and local organizations to increase advocacy efforts within the disability community as well as helping redefine the way the world defines and views disability.
Cheryl Clark-Woods, M.S.W., is the director of the Caregiver Support Program at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). With more than 30 years of experience, she is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting the wellbeing of caregivers by connecting them to services, supports, and resources aimed to enrich the caregiving experience.
We look forward to seeing you at the Caregiving Screening and Resource Fair.
This event is free to the public. Registration is required.
