{"id":305,"date":"2008-12-31T14:57:51","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T21:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:48","slug":"the-smiling-film-that-made-me-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/31\/the-smiling-film-that-made-me-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smiling Film That Made Me Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/31\/the-smiling-film-that-made-me-cry\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2F31%2Fthe-smiling-film-that-made-me-cry%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Barry was introduced to this beautiful short film, and I cried when I saw it.  It&#8217;s beautifully written, and has a powerful, heart-warming message.<\/p>\n<p>We also posted it on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lwlworldwide.com\/blog\/video-validation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LWL Worldwide blog<\/a>, but I needed to include it here too because it&#8217;s a great way to end 2008:<\/p>\n<span class=\"vvqbox vvqyoutube\" style=\"width:425px;height:335px;\"><span id=\"vvq-305-youtube-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Cbk980jV7Ao\/0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Preview Image\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen my share of short films, having covered many film festivals in my reporter days.\u00a0 I interviewed tons (like, hundreds) of short film actors, directors, producers, writers, and fans.\u00a0 And none of their films held a candle to this one!<\/p>\n<p>It won <em>Best Short Film<\/em> in the <strong>Sedona International Film Festival<\/strong>, but I&#8217;ll bet it could win more than that&#8230; if the film festival judges would allow some feel-good positive messaging rather than the doom-and-gloom artsiness that usually dominates the festivals.<\/p>\n<p>Funny thing, on Canadian passport photos you&#8217;re not allowed to smile, so my picture is serious&#8230; but if this makes a few people lighten up, have some fun, get inspired, and validate another person&#8217;s existence, then it&#8217;s done its job!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping The Mysteries of Life!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"Heather Vale Goss\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry was introduced to this beautiful short film, and I cried when I saw it. 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