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Local Arts Organization teams up with Barnard College’s Athena Film Festival

Feb 8, 2012, Carmel, NY.

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H. G. Fairfield Arts Center, who brought the Mid-Hudson Valley the Comedian PJ Walsh in the unprecedented comedy marathon last October of  “30 Shows in 30 Days – Courage Continues at Home” to benefit local veterans & their families, is taking their Founder’s legacy of “See a need; fill it” to heart again. H. G. Fairfield Arts proudly announces it is a Partner & Supporter of the 2nd Annual Athena Film Festival: A Celebration of Women and Leadership this weekend at Barnard College in New York City. Athena Film Festival organizers state: “Film is a medium known to nearly all people in nearly every part of the world. And films have powerThey create conversation. They reveal truths. They inspire. Through feature films, documentaries, and shorts, the Festival will explore what makes a leader.”

“At the click of a mouse, the touch of a button, we’ve got films of powerful women making small steps that go big, we’ve got moving pictures of choices that can solve the jigsaw positively, we’ve got a way to watch someone else face a dilemma and then put to work internal & external sets of skills, to great ends. The message: Those people could be you. Neurologically, the adage holds – ‘Garbage in, garbage out.’ So, watch what you’re watching. The goal: turn to quality programming, to positive psychology; turn to what serves us well.” says Kim Blacklock, President ofH. G. Fairfield Arts.

The Arts contribute $25.7 billion to the New York State economy yearly, lists the Alliance for the Arts.  Kim Blacklock asks: “What do you want to do? Make a film? Shoot a video? Learn how? How would you tell your story? Here are some women making films & forging a path for others. The Athena Film Festival is an excellent showcase for a passionate career path.”

You too can join in – at the movies at the Athena Film Festival this weekend.

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For inquiries re: H. G. Fairfield Arts Center for the Environment Inc. or more about Partnerships and Supporting the Athena Film Festival atBarnard College in New York contact:

Kim Blacklock: Exec@HGFairfieldArts.org.

For full listing of the 2012 Athena Film Festival films, free workshops, & events, go to www.athenafilmfestival.com

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——–9th Tallest Woman on the Planet is Getting Even Bigger!———-

Feb 8, 2012, Carmel, NY.

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With the showing of the new film by Steelyard Pictures and !Q FilmsThe Power of Few, at the Berlin International Film Festival’s EFM this week, things may very well get even bigger for the woman who is already the 9th Tallest Woman on the Planet.

Born in Poughkeepsie’s Vassar Brothers Hospital, now a full grown 6’7” , Kim Blacklock is bringing the attention on her height as one of theTallest Living Women in the World & her newest movie, The Power of Few, (http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/the-power-of-few) to bear on helping meet some community needs.

The Hudson Valley will remember Kim Blacklock most recently from the marathon comedy tour last October 2011.  “30 Shows in 30 Days – Courage Continues At Home” featured Brewster Navy Veteran & national headliner comedian PJ Walsh in an unprecedented benefit for local veterans and their families. Working for H. G. Fairfield Arts with PepsiCo sponsoring, Kim produced 40 stand-up comedy performances in venues including VFWs, American Legions, & VA medical Centers in 5 counties, logging 4555 miles in 5 weeks.

Taking their Founder’s legacy of “See a need; fill it” to heart again, H. G. Fairfield Arts Center now proudly announces it is a Partner & Supporter of the 2nd Annual Athena Film Festival: A Celebration of Women and Leadership this weekend at Barnard College in New York City. Athena Film Festival organizers state: “Film is a medium known to nearly all people in nearly every part of the world. And films have powerThey create conversation. They reveal truths. They inspire. Through feature films, documentaries, and shorts, the Festival will explore what makes a leader.”

“At the click of a mouse, the touch of a button, we’ve got films of powerful women making small steps that go big, we’ve got moving pictures of choices that can solve the jigsaw positively, we’ve got a way to watch someone else face a dilemma and then put to work internal & external sets of skills, to great ends. The message: Those people could be you. Neurologically, the adage holds – ‘Garbage in, garbage out.’ So, watch what you’re watching. The goal: turn to quality programming, to positive psychology; turn to what serves us well.” says Kim Blacklock, President ofH. G. Fairfield Arts.

Blacklock’s role in the new feature film, The Power of Few, with Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, & Q’Orianka Kilcher, is as a CIA Operative.  Time to think bigger.

The Arts contribute $25.7 billion to the New York State economy yearly, lists the Alliance for the Arts.  Kim Blacklock asks: “What do you want to do? Make a film? Shoot a video? Learn how? How would you tell your story? Here are some women making films & forging a path for others. The Athena Film Festival is an excellent showcase for a passionate career path.”

Kim Blacklock’s been thinking big since she was two, & she’s getting even bigger up there on the big screen. You can join in – at the movies, at theAthena Film Festival this weekend, online, or by asking H. G. Fairfield to come to your school or town & do a show-&-tell on “Thinking Big!

For inquiries re: H. G. Fairfield Arts Center for the Environment Inc. or more about Partnerships and Supporting the Athena Film Festival atBarnard College in New York contact:

Kim Blacklock: Exec@HGFairfieldArts.org

For full listing of this weekend’s Athena Film Festival films, free workshops, & events, go to www.athenafilmfestival.com

For more information on Kim Blacklock in The Power of Few, go to www.poweroffew.com or tohttp://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1449336/maindetails

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