The Choosing America Project is looking for true short stories that express the very essence of being an immigrant in America. We are interested in is eliciting gripping human interest short stories that will reflect the diversity of the American immigrant experience, past and present.
The final goal of The Choosing America Project is to create a series of short films directed by a variety of directors who will choose from the pool of stories we are now collecting.
For more details please go to our website http://www.choosingamerica.com/.
By turning to established writers we hope to increase the likelihood of eliciting high quality material. However we are open to all. So if you know of someone – writers, students, professors, educators, seniors, colleagues, friends – who you think has a story that would be suitable for Choosing America, please feel free to pass on this material.
Thanks for spreading the word!
Lia Friesem
The Choosing America Project
http://www.choosingamerica.com/
More about “The Choosing America Project”…
America is a nation of immigrants. Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Kissinger, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Greta Garbo, Martina Navratilova, Hans Bethe, Madeleine Albright, Gloria Estefan, Michael J. Fox ,Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carlos Santana, Sammy Sosa, Hakeem Olajuwon.
None of them was born in America. All chose America. Like you.
Whether you’re from Germany, England, Italy or the Czech Republic, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, or Cuba, whether you immigrated to America as a child, a young adult, or with your own children, whether it was your decision or your parents’, whether you immigrated in the 20’s, 50s’ the 80s’ or just yesterday, you must have one special story to tell. And we want to hear it!
The Choosing America Project
We are looking for authentic dramatic anecdotes, short stories (1500-4000 words) that epitomize your experience as immigrants who CHOSE to live in America.
Think of something that has happened to you as an immigrant – We are looking for those special moments, encounters, surprises, experiences, disappointments, which vividly convey what it’s like to be an immigrant in America. The good, the bad, the sad, the miraculous, the joyful— every anecdote is welcome as long as it’s authentic and well told.
IF YOU HAVE A GOOD STORY – WE WANT TO HEAR IT!
The goal of our project is to turn some of these stories into short films that will be shown in the movies and broadcast on TV.
So think carefully of that special story that is worth telling the world, and share it with us.
Send your story to: stories@choosingamerica.com
We’ll be glad to answer any further questions you might have.
For more details go to: http://www.choosingamerica.com/
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