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Keepers, Stage II

Technology of all sorts is radically changing our society and lives. The independent film Keepers dramatically portrays the impact of those changes on the lives of the brave men, women and families who ran the lighthouses of the Great Lakes and beyond. Sharma Krauskopf, executive director of the movie, joins us to launch Stage 2 of her tireless effort to get this movie produced in Michigan despite recent politically motivated repeal of movie incentives. Sharma discusses the progress made, actors cotracted and crowdfunding campaign started for Stage II.

Stuart St. Paul, the film’s director, also called in from England to share his perspective on the road to producing Keepers. He talked about the director’s job and the interaction with Sharma as screenwriter. Stuart is currently directing a web-based mini-series in Great Britain call Shades of Bad.

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Keepers: Crowdfunding Campaign

Bonus Section:

A frank discussion with Sharma Krauskopf about the future of movie making and viewing. Streaming video on the Internet is taking a deep bite out of the already tottering movie …

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: Emily Morningstar, Linda Mitchell and Tonya Thomas

MCWT Honors Winning Women

Linda Mitchell, Dir. of Cloud Sales and Devices, Microsoft Heartland Division and MCWT VP of Programs introduced two of the recent scholarship winners, Emily Morningstar and Tonya Thomas. Linda also talked about the wide range of MCWT programs like GET-IT programs in high school and annual Camp Infinity to encourage young women of all ages to embrace and pursue IT careers. For more information on MCWT programs for young women click here.

Two Outstanding Winning Women

Emily Morningstar graduated from high school in Canton, MI and plans to study computer science at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. She won the $20,000 MCWT Foundation GET-IT Scholarship. Emily founded her school’s GET-IT club, served as its president and participated throughout all four years of high school. She was a finalist in MCWT’s Website Design Competition and a Robofest State Qualifier. She also was recognized as the national runner-up in the National Council of Women in Technology Award for Aspirations in Computing. She served as a summer IT co-op for Mercedes Benz Financial Services.

Tonya Thomas is a multifaceted professional with 20+ years …

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Keepers, Stage II & Comcast Speed

Point Aux Barques Lighthouse, Port Hope, MI

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