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      <image:caption>Story runs deep into our bones. It’s woven into the fabric of our humanity. Cave paintings were our first movie screens. A way to see ourselves and share our journey.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Transformation is always a conscious choice.” - Dara Marks</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Writing about this moment began a healing journey for something Ana had carried for so long. She couldn't wait to share her screenplay with her mother.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To shield our pain, sometimes we become a prisoner within our own armor. Look deeper.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When my self-worth was challenged, this kid from my dream, and all his frightened feelings would rise up inside me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The axe that almost got me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A screenplay is just that, a play for the screen. When you read a screenplay, it’s like watching a movie.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Self Portrait, 19 years old, talk about feeling disconnected :)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>"The Fox and the Prince" 23 years old.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Zack Snyder, he believed in me before I believed in myself.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I was always trying to prove myself by pushing my limits, running marathons, doing martial arts,  stepping into the ring, stepping into the unknown. Pushing the envelope to overcome feelings of weakness inside me, thinking that it would change things. I was always strong that way. I still am.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'm so proud of this movie.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The wounds we carry.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>IT WAS A FEELING.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The boat dock at Clear Lake. My mom and dad, my sisters Naomi and Theresa and me.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In my parent’s house we’ve always had this picture on the right of my uncle. My father’s on the left, he passed away a few years ago.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This is a picture from the trip to Japan when my mother cried. She’s third from left in front, her sister that died is far left.</image:caption>
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