Documentary On HPV Set To Screen At BUEI
Filmmakers Frederic Lumiere, Mark Hefti, and Cheryl Staurulakis are set to present the Bermuda premiere of their film “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic” with a special screening on January 14 at the Tradewinds Auditorium at BUEI.
The screening, which is made possible by donation from BF&M and in cooperation with Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre and Bermuda Department of Health, will take place at 6.30pm on January 14; for more information or to RSVP, contact marketing@chc.bm.
A spokesperson said, “The Human Papilloma Virus [HPV] may be the most widespread, misunderstood and potentially dangerous epidemic that most people hardly know anything about, Someone You Love reveals just how dangerous this virus can be, causing six different types of cancers in both men and women.
“Following five brave women’s stories who are afflicted by HPV and cervical cancer, the film also interviews some of the world’s top experts on the most common sexually transmitted infection in humans: HPV.
“‘I wish the cancer would have killed you’ – these are the chilling words of Susie’s husband when he learned that her cancer was caused by HPV, a sexually transmitted virus. Narrated by Vanessa Williams, this poignant documentary takes a look into the lives of five women affected by HPV, the widely misunderstood and controversial virus that causes several types of cancer, including cervical.
“Each of these women has an intimate story to tell. For Susie, Tamika and Christine, it’s a story of survivorship that comes with misconceptions, stigma, shame, heartbreak, pain and triumph. For the Forbes’ family, it’s about coping with the loss of their daughter Kristen and trying to prevent it from happening to others like her.
“Others like Kelly, who at 31 years began her cancer journey. The cameras follow Kelly on her epic battle to save her marriage, her career, her family and ultimately, her life. 80 percent of all people under 50 years of age will have a strain of the virus at some point in their lives and most will not even realize they have it. Cervical cancer is almost exclusively caused by HPV and it is the 2nd leading cancer in women.”
“Worldwide, cervical cancer kills over 250,000 women every year.
“Frederic Lumiere is an award winning producer, director and editor who has been making films and television documentaries for 20 years. Some of his credits include the © Emmy Award winning series WWII in HD [History], The Wereth Eleven [Discovery], Tomorrow is Today [Cinemax], RAW WAR [AHC], Normandy’s 100 Days [Arromanches 360], Sacrifice [Nat Geo-TF1], Father McGivney [PBS] and more recently Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic.
“He is the recipient of numerous awards including an Emmy nomination and an Outstanding Editing in Television Nomination from the Hollywood Post Alliance.
“Mark Hefti is an award-winning writer and producer who began his film-writing career when he co-wrote the award-winning feature films Fandom [Cinequest] and An American Vampire In America. After Executive Producing and penning the award winning short film Play Ball, Mark went on to write and produce the feature film Tomorrow Is Today [starring Scout Taylor-Compton].
“Mark has received the Park Avenue Award at the New York Screenplay contest as well as top awards at the Slamdance Film Festival script competition as well as the NexTV Writing competition and Hollywood Screenplay contest.
“Cheryl Staurulakis has spent the last 30 years raising millions of dollars for philanthropic projects helping organizations and programs within the USA and globally. She is a board member on the Leadership Advisory Board, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and a Partner with Partners In Discovery.
“Cheryl’s diverse background and experience has allowed her to apply her talents to her new interest in film production. Within the last year she has turned her focus to making an impact in eradicating HPV [Human Papillomavirus] and the 6 preventable cancers it causes including Cervical Cancer.
“Realizing the power of film has lead to her involvement as the Outreach/Impact Producer for the award winning documentary “Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic”. Cheryl is also an executive producer for the film Lady Ganga, a Global Film Fund project.”
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