Tuesday, June 2, 2015

PRESS RELEASE: GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION WITH THE OUTDOORS

For immediate release: Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Contact: Alisha Camacho, anacostiaunplugged@gmail.com
GROUNDBREAKING  DOCUMENTARY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ANACOSTIA WATERSHED COMMUNITY’S CONNECTION WITH THE OUTDOORS.
WASHINGTON – Independent filmmaker and environmental educator, Alisha Camacho, is launching a groundbreaking documentary series Anacostia Unplugged, that sheds new light on how going outside is saving lives, preserving the environment, and empowering communities along the Anacostia Watershed. Camacho has turned to Kickstarter.com to fund the documentary and raise awareness about the Anacostia Watershed Community’s reconnection with the outdoors. After two years of research and filming, this young filmmaker is determined to raise the funds to make this documentary series possible.
“Our community is far too removed from the outdoors and that nature deficit is proven to cause a variety of psychological, cognitive, physical, and for some, spiritual problems,” said Alisha Camacho.  “Anacostia Unplugged offers a compelling and important perspective from people in the community and the series raises awareness about the need to reconnect with our natural surroundings.”
Camacho has turned to Kickstarter.com, a funding site embraced by the independent filmmaking community, to cover production and post-production costs, such as editing, graphic design, and legal fees, among others associated with making the series. Camacho has 32 days until June 30 to raise the $49,569 estimated necessary to fund the series. Already, she has received support from the Anacostia Community and been praised by the Groundwork Anacostia who has agreed to be Camacho’s fiscal sponsor. Documentarians and environmental non-profits organizations like the Earth Conservation Corps have mentored Camacho since she decided to take this chance and encouraged her to share these stories.
One of the documentary’s goals is to share and empower the voices Camacho has been listening to for the past two years.  
“The story of a community littered with fast-food restaurants on every corner, along one of the most historically polluted rivers in the United States taking a stand and starting to reclaim their river and park space is one that needs to be told,” added Camacho.  “Watching the Anacostia Community open up gardens enabling local residents to buy fresh produce with food stamps to combat some of the communities most daunting obstacles such as obesity and violence offers a compelling and important perspective.”
The asking price, according to Camacho, “is the minimum price necessary to make this documentary series possible- we have extensively researched the costs that go into a documentary funded on Kickstarter, and this is what it takes to fund Anacostia Unplugged through completion.”   
Alisha Camacho’s Anacostia Unplugged Kickstarter project runs through June 30th, 2015 11:59pm EST. If the funds are not met, then all pledges are cancelled. Those interested in supporting the project, should visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1372009881/anacostia-unplugged to learn more. Camacho will also be hosting an informational event in Washington, DC at the Earth Conservation Pumphouse on June 13th from 1-4pm.
For more information about this project, or to schedule an interview with Alisha Camacho, feel free to contact her at anacostiaunplugged@gmail.com.
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