To Hold The Night Premiere, Trailer and More!

Hello All!

I hope you are having a lovely summer. Mine has been mixed, I've been sidelined with a pinched nerve for most of it but I am beginning to feel better after a rough six weeks (WOO HOO!!!) and I'm also grateful for all of the wonderful news I get to share with you.

1. To Hold The Night Premiere 
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To Hold The Night will be premiering at the  TORONTO SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Toronto Shorts is the largest short film festival in Canada.  This festival is August 22nd - 25th at Innis Town Hall Theatre at the University of Toronto.  If you're in Toronto, please check it out! ​

Our screening is SUNDAY, AUGUST 25th @ 5PM. Jessica Petelle (Director/Producer) and many cast and crew plan to be in attendance. It is guaranteed to be a fantastic experience!
LINK to tickets HERE.

2. To Hold The Night Trailer
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It's here! It's gorgeous and we love it! If you haven't already seen us share it on Instagram @toholdthenightfilm you can use this link to watch it now. Or, if all goes according to plan, it’s right here!

3. To Hold The Night LA Screening
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Our second festival is in California where we’ll be screening as an Official Selection at SIMI FILM FEST September 5th - 8th in Simi Valley.  Jessica, Jen Prince (producer) and I (along with Cody) will be there.  Please come join us! Our screening is Saturday, 7th at 7:15pm. Here's a link to buy tickets.

4. Sibling Loss Book Club and Newsletter
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Our next Sibling Loss Book Club is rapidly approaching. It's this coming Monday, August 19th at 4pm PDT/7pm EDT on Zoom. We are reading Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief by Annie Sklaver Orenstein. Annie will be joining us in conversation and I cannot recommend this book highly enough to anyone grieving a sibling, no matter where you are on your grief journey.
SIGN UP for Sibling Loss Book Club HERE

I recorded an episode of Femme on Creatives with Annie. We had such an incredible conversation and I know the book club is going to be a special one. 
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I also attended her book signing in LA (pre pinched nerve) and had the privilege of meeting her in real life!

Also, our Sibling Loss Newsletter went out this week. In it, I write about how my brother Michael died 40 years ago this month, and my associated shame with not handling it "right." 
You can subscribe to the Loss of a Lifetime newsletter HERE.
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5. Where I'm From Hits #150!

One thing I managed to do, even in the throes of pain (I couldn't do much typing, sitting, driving or sleeping) but I could host Where I'm From! And I did. 

A series of incredible guests joined me.

#141 Jackie Tempera
#142 Jennie Burke
#143 Micah Klassen
#144 Hannah Sward
#145 Kristine Kopperud
#146 Olga Katsovskiy
#147 Molly Fowkes
#148 Ona Gritz
#149 Freda Love Smith
#150 Rebecca Morrison
#151 Kim Kelly Stamp
#152 Judy Lipson
#153 Colette Freedman

As always, please let me know if you're interested in joining me, the more the merrier.

6. What I've Been Watching

The OLYMPICS. I’m not going to wax philosophical because this is already the most I’ve typed in seven weeks, instead I’m going to say they were inspiring, awesome and just what I needed in my life. I loved them and I am very excited to watch the Paralympics starting August 28th.
Oh and LA28. I can’t wait!!! (I know the traffic is going to be bad, no duh, but I’m still excited).

​7. My husband, Cody, won an Emmy
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At the Daytime Emmys for Hack My Home on Netflix. He’s always amazing but the way he cared for me this summer, when I was really vulnerable and hurting, meant more than I’m going to be able to communicate in this newsletter.

He’s my rock star, I love him and now he’s an Emmy Winner.

Love to all of you. Alyson