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Arielle Nobile
Jun 11, 20191 min read
Mystic Soul Project: What does it mean to be Whole?
What does it mean to be whole? To be part of something important, to find adventure, to feel love? The Mystic Soul Project's mission is...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 3, 20192 min read
Chicago Cultural Center Screening: Belonging, Connection, Synchronicity
On May 22, about 265 people - family members, passersby, very old friends & brand new friends - gathered at the Claudia Cassidy Theater...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Must See Live: Belonging & Vulnerability
Just by being yourself, you are worthy of love & belonging. One of our most uplifting, motivating, inspiring talks. Lizi Oceransky is a...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Jan 18, 20192 min read
The PAFF is the "Quintessential Black festival" - and BUSA is invited!
We are thrilled to announce that the first film of our Belonging series, which features Michael D. McCarty, has been selected for the Pan...
Arielle Nóbile
Dec 3, 20184 min read
Belonging Series Process: The Story of Alicia and Antonio Backstory
I first learned about Alicia Partnoy and Antonio Leiva almost 10 years ago. I was at a dinner at a friend of a friend's apartment around...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Nov 19, 20181 min read
Must See Live: Money Conversation - Fundraising
Watch the video on our Facebook Page Raising funds for a project can be daunting! We were lucky to be joined by Marlis Jansen, CEO of The...
Arielle Nóbile
Nov 19, 20183 min read
Belonging Series Process: Trauma & Interviewing
At some point in most interviews, I am in the position of asking people to open up and talk about some kind of trauma. I am not a trauma...
Arielle Nóbile
Nov 12, 20183 min read
Belonging Series: Casting Approach Revealed
Why Michael, Alicia, and Antonio? It’s so hard sometimes to get the ideas out of my head and onto the page as to why I am doing this...
Arielle Nóbile
Nov 5, 20182 min read
Four Questions
If you've had the chance to attend any of our live screenings, you know that it is not only a chance to view our work but also a chance...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Nov 1, 20183 min read
Heather's Response to The Tree of Life Tragedy
I was a shy freshman at the University of Pittsburgh when I joined Best Buddies, an international service organization that matches a...
Arielle Nóbile
Oct 30, 20182 min read
What does it mean to "Belong" in the USA?
When we hosted our first live screening of our pilot episode, we asked audience members to fill out a few questions before the screening...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Must See Live: A Conversation with Michael D. McCarty
Watch the conversation on our Facebook Page! Our pilot episode of Belonging in the USA has touched many hearts, uplifted many souls, and...
Arielle Nóbile
Sep 28, 20182 min read
Grateful for Echo Park Film Center
Last night we had an incredible screening of "Belonging in the USA: The Story of Michael D. McCarty" thanks to Gemma and two other...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Sep 20, 20184 min read
Seeing Belonging for the first time
I've watched Michael D. McCarty's story for our series about 2 dozen times by now. Through and through. I've taken countless screen...
Arielle Nóbile
Aug 29, 20182 min read
Summertime, Switzerland, and Self-care
It's been awhile since I posted anything on this blog, and that's because the summer is a time when I'm committed to being with my...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Must See Live: Meet our new series Producer!
Watch it now on our Facebook Page! We are so grateful to Randi Kalish, who made an extremely generous contribution and recently became...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 27, 20181 min read
Check us out in The Independent!
Arielle has been chosen for The Independent's 10 to Watch List for our series Belonging in the USA! “What makes this year’s list stand...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Must See Live: Belonging in the Classroom
Watch it now on our Events Page. We tried a new evening time and a shorter talk for this Live conversation, and it couldn't have worked...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
May 8, 20182 min read
Must See Live: Spreading Love
Watch it now on our Events Page. Another inspiring talk today - Arielle and Tara Clark, of Tara Clark Photography, discussed their mutual...
Arielle Nóbile
May 4, 20181 min read
Exciting Announcement
The past couple weeks feel like a blur. We got our grant application in on time--which felt amazing! Wrote some articles and laid the...
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