Details below from Simi:
I am thrilled to announce that I have been nominated for an EPIC Emerging Artist Award via the White House Project. This recognition is for the forthcoming documentary Invitation to Dance, a film about disability and dance, produced and directed by Christian von Tippelskirch and myself. The film is a personal portrait of my life, and more broadly it is about disabled people's quest for equality, justice, and a place on the dance floor. This is a contest and we need your vote!!! Go to: http://www.thewhite <http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/epic/emerging_artist.php> houseproject.org/epic/emerging_artist.php To view the clip, first click on the right arrow underneath the movie frame and scroll to "Invitation to Dance." Select it, then click on the YouTube icon inside the frame to see a larger version. To vote, select "Invitation to Dance" then click the vote button. That's it. The top three finalists will attend a gala sponsored by Lifetime Television on April 7th where the winner will be announced. In order to have the strongest impact, please send this message out far and wide to all networks asking people to vote for us ASAP. The stakes are high. This is a great opportunity to bring attention to disabled people's ideas and artistry. We will be sending out more announcements about the film and outreach initiative in the future. metufferfilms@ <mailto:metufferfilms%40gmail.com> gmail.com is the best way to reach Christian or Simi. This is an exciting moment. Thanks so much for your support. Cheers, Simi Link to press release: http://www.topix. <http://www.topix.net/content/prweb/2010/03/the-white-house-project-to-annou nce-emerging-artist-award-winner-at> net/content/prweb/2010/03/the-white-house-project-to-announce-emerging-artis t-award-winner-at
