Tagged: lizzie velasquez

September 1, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) will release Kickstarter alum and award-winning film A BRAVE HEART: THE LIZZIE VELASQUEZ STORY on Friday, September 25th in the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Washington D.C., Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Scottsdale/Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as on Digital… Read More

March 23, 2015 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off her highly anticipated Kickstarter film, A Brave Heart, 26-year-old activist Lizzie Velasquez sat down with People magazine to share details about her past struggles and the effects of the YouTube video The Ugliest Woman Alive. As previously reported, first-time director Sara Bordo launched a campaign… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last spring, first-time director Sara Bordo launched a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for a film that was at the time titled The Lizzie Project. The official documentary is based on 25-year-old Lizzie Velasquez, the breakout speaker of the YouTube TED talk video “How Do You Define Yourself?” which has… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Setting out to share a special story about survival and motivation, first-time director Sara Bordo launched a brand new campaign on Kickstarter titled “The Lizzie Project.” The official documentary is based on 25-year-old Lizzie Velasquez, the breakout speaker of the YouTube video “How… Read More