DIRECTOR • PRODUCER • EDITOR
WORLD PREMIERE: MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
15 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS • 13 ACCOLADES
INCLUDING MULTIPLE “BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY” AWARDS
Director • Editor: Paul Michael Bloodgood
Producers: Paul Michael Bloodgood • Karen Bernstein
Executive Producers: Stephen Mills • Cookie Ruiz
Choreography: Stephen Mills
Original Score: Joshua Piper
Additional Music: Steve Reich • Evelyn Glennie • Arvo Pärt • Philip Glass
Illuminated through the story of Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren, FINDING LIGHT takes the audience on a journey that is simultaneously situated in the past while making relevant connections to the present through the lens of dance. FINDING LIGHT made its world premiere at the prestigious Miami Jewish Film Festival and is an official selection of 15 film festivals around the globe and recipient of 13 accolades, including “BEST DOCUMENTARY” awards in Berlin, Rome and Madrid, “BEST HISTORICAL FILM” at Cannes World Film Festival, the AUDIENCE AWARD at Film Pittsburgh’s JFilm Festival and a COMMUNITAS AWARD for “Making a Difference” in communities. FINDING LIGHT has been featured in Dance Magazine, Broadway World, Times Square Chronicles, Pointe Magazine, Austin American-Stateman, Pittsburgh Magazine, Northern Connection Magazine, Boston Spirit Magazine, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among others.
15 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS • 13 ACCOLADES
Berlin Indie Film Festival
“BEST DOCUMENTARY” AWARD
Cannes World Film Festival
“BEST HISTORICAL FILM” AWARD
Miami Jewish Film Festival
Rome International Movie Awards
“BEST DOCUMENTARY” AWARD
Film PIttsburgh’s JFilm Festival • Pittsburgh
STAFF PICK
AUDIENCE AWARD: “BEST DOCUMENTARY”
Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards & Festival
“BEST OF FEST” AWARD
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY GOLD AWARD
Boston Jewish Film Festival
SPOTLIGHT SELECTION
Madrid International Movie Awards
“BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE” AWARD
“BEST PRODUCER” AWARD
Communitas Awards
“MAKING A DIFFERENCE” IN COMMUNITIES
Tietê International Film Awards • Tietê, São Paulo, Brazil
BRONZE TILAPIA SOCIAL AWARENESS AWARD
SILVER ANHUMA AWARD – “BEST SOUND DESIGN”
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
Denver Jewish Film Festival
International Motion Picture Awards • Ontario, Canada
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival • New York, New York
Kalakari Film Festival • Dewas, India
Liber Films International Film Festival • Athens, Greece
PRESS
PAUL MICHAEL BLOODGOOD • SAG-AFTRA