Why I chose to SMOOCH
Hi, my name is Dawn Mikkelson and I’m the Director of SMOOCH and the SMOOCH Global Forgiveness Initiative. Why take on the topic of forgiveness? Believe it or not, this topic is proving to be quite controversial, especially around the definition of the word forgiveness (which will be discussed in later posts . . .).
Tell Your Story of Forgiveness at Public Forgiveness Shoot - JULY 23 & 24
You could be in SMOOCH!
MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET
920 East Lake StreetMinneapolis, MN 55407-5449JULY 23: 10AM-5PM
JULY 24: 11AM-5PM
Our team is holding public Forgiveness Shoots where we ask members of the general public about their opinions on forgiveness.
How do you define forgiveness? How does it feel to forgive? How does it feel to be forgiven? Why forgive? Why not? Is there anything that is unforgivable? Do you have a person experience with forgiveness?
Volunteers Needed for July 23 & 24 Public Shoot! - Minneapolis
SMOOCH has started a new initiative of collecting Forgiveness Stories. Check out highlights from our first event in May! A second shoot was held on June 11 in North Minneapolis and our final Twin Cities Forgiveness shoot will be held at the Midtown Global Market on July 23 and 24. Check out details of event here!
SMOOCH Director - First SnagFilms "The Reel Spotlight" Winner!
SnagFilms.com has awarded their first ever "The Reel Spotlight" profile to SMOOCH Director, Dawn Mikkelson. "The Reel Spotlight" profiles filmmakers who have risen above and beyond to help the world discover documentary films. Check out the interview SnagFilms conducted and learn what inspired her to make SMOOCH!
SnagFilms is committed to finding the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available to the wide audience these titles deserve.
SMOOCH Subjects Featured on CBS Evening News! - June 7, 2011
We are thrilled to share that Mary and O'Shea were featured in CBS Evening News' Assignment America last night! Footage from SMOOCH is featured in the story. Check it out!
Volunteers Needed for June 11 Public Shoot! - Minneapolis
Forgiveness Stories
SMOOCH has started a new initiative of collecting Forgiveness Stories. Check out highlights from our first event in May!
SMOOCH has taken on this initiative to help spread the dialogue about forgiveness within the film and through the official SMOOCH Documentary YouTube Channel and Social Media. Our team is setting up public "forgiveness shoots" where we ask members of the general public about their opinions on forgiveness and reconciliation. Asking basic questions about how people define forgiveness for themselves. How does is feel to to forgive? How does it feel to be forgiven? Why forgive? Why not? Is there anything that is unforgiveable? Do you have personal experiences with forgiveness? Etc.
Volunteers needed!
BEHIND THE SCENES OF "SMOOCH"! - MAY 1, 2011
CHECK OUT THE AWESOME ARTICLE ABOUT A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SMOOCH - Courtesy of Film Courage, and A Year Without Rent!
Here's a sneak peek from the story . . .
click here to see all the behind-the-scenes fun!
100th Smooch! Shoot (May 1, 2011)- Tell Your Story of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Join us on May 1, 2011 to celebrate the 100th Smooch! shoot with The Smooch! Project as part of the St. Paul Art Crawl!
The SMOOCH documentary team and The Smooch! Project will be part of the St. Paul Art Crawl on Sunday, 
May 1, from noon to 8pm at the Cosmopolitan Apartments in Downtown St. Paul, MN. Have your Smooch! photo taken and then tell your story on camera, to be included in our Official SMOOCH YouTube Channel and possibly in the film itself!