Ashton Applewhite is the author of the blog Yo, Is This Ageist? and the renowned book , This Chair Rocks, A Manifesto Against Ageism. She is a widely recognized expert on ageism, was named Influencer of the Year by the PBS site Next Avenue, and speaks widely on aging and ageism.

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Warren Adler #Writeon Campaign Video from Warren Adler on Vimeo.

Warren Adler is the bestselling author of 50+ novels, hundreds of short stories, plays and essays including ‘The War of the Roses,’ ‘Private Lies’ and ‘Random Hearts’ (which was also a hit movie). His short story collection, ‘The Sunset Gang,’ was adapted into the beloved mini-series for PBS, which garnered Doris Roberts an Emmy nod. He recently launched Writers of the World, a campaign featuring aspiring and established writers. He has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Publishers Weekly, and Pfizer and is a regular contributor to Lit Hub, Huffington Post, and The Daily Beast. With a growing fan base of nearly 500,000 fans on Facebook, Warren Adler regularly shares advice to aspiring writers and is considered a pioneer in the digital publishing world.

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Quick Brown Fox: An Alzheimer's Story (trailer) from White Noise Productions on Vimeo.

Thompson and Hedreen are longtime documentary filmmakers (their latest film is Zona Intangible) who also produce short films for nonprofits. Find out more on their website, whitenoiseproductions.com.

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Dori Gillam is a writer, performer and speaker from Seattle who is developing a solo show and book based on her experiences as a Boomer, caregiver, daughter, hospice volunteer, and someone who doesn’t know how to act her age.

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New Adventures from Heart & Heritage Productions on Vimeo

Heart & Heritage Productions is a Seattle-based film production company specializing in family legacy films. Legacy films are a powerful way to preserve memories and pass on wisdom, providing a valuable keepsake and personal piece of history to share with younger generations.

Jane and Kyle are a husband-and-wife team with a passion to serve families in meaningful ways. We strive to create authentic film pieces that illuminate the richness of life. We film comprehensive interviews as well as create short narrative portrait pieces, crafted uniquely for you and your family.  To learn more, visit our website at www.heartandheritageproductions.com. 

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The Taylors from Heart & Heritage Productions on Vimeo.

Heart & Heritage Productions is a Seattle-based film production company specializing in family legacy films. Legacy films are a powerful way to preserve memories and pass on wisdom, providing a valuable keepsake and personal piece of history to share with younger generations.

Jane and Kyle are a husband-and-wife team with a passion to serve families in meaningful ways. We strive to create authentic film pieces that illuminate the richness of life. We film comprehensive interviews as well as create short narrative portrait pieces, crafted uniquely for you and your family.  To learn more, visit our website at www.heartandheritageproductions.com. 

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For the past 23 years, Aimie Vallat has worked as a social change agent in the non-profit and documentary film sectors. Always fascinated about how the human experience shows both our uniqueness and common ground, her interest in storytelling has taken her around the world; from the townships in South Africa, to a youth theater troupe in Serbia and interviewing Holocaust survivors in Poland.

She is the creator of REEL WITNESS with Noah Dassel, and among other projects has spent the past five years developing a visual library about Thriving Community leaders throughout the Northwest on behalf of The Whidbey Institute. Present Moment is her first documentary film project.

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