PRESS RELEASE
Filmmaker/Actress
Marisa Arbona-Ruiz and
Bonnemaison,
Inc.
Win 2 International Gold Awards
Washington, DC, June 2009: The highly creative team of Marisa Arbona-Ruiz,
director/writer/producer/actress; and Bonnemaison, Inc., a full service
production company; has garnered two Gold Communicators
Awards of Excellence. Former Women In Film & Video board
members, Arbona-Ruiz (VP, WIFTI Liaison) and Mari Bonnemaison collaborate to bridge entertainment and
human interest topics. The winning pieces are…
Pudgy: A Bahamian Parable, a campy, live-action,
comedy-drama with an animated fish, based on a story by internationally known
Dr. David Allen. A parable about pride, habitual behaviors and busyness, this
short film encourages people to face themselves, ask for help and smell the
roses. Creative team: Mari
Bonnemaison, Director/Producer.
Marisa Arbona-Ruiz, Screenwriter/Co-Producer/Assistant
Director/Actress. Brooks Moore,
Director of Photography/Editor/VO talent.
Andrew Koelbl, Animation Director.
Verizon Foundation 2008 highlights
Verizon’s extraordinary philanthropy in education, domestic violence, etc. Producers: Dawn Brzezicki, Marisa Arbona-Ruiz. Editors:
Ian Corey, Brooks Moore. Cameras: Rege Becker, Brooks Moore.
The filmmakers are passionate about creating media for social change. A clip of their work on an upcoming groundbreaking 4-part series, Internet Safety 101 produced for non-profit client Enough Is Enough, was aired on OPRAH in April 2009 and will be launched in a national roll-out in 2010. Visit: www.enough.org
BELOW: Marisa Arbona-Ruiz, Brooks Moore, Mari Bonnemaison, Vickie Allen and Dr. David Allen on the Bahamas International Film Festival red carpet at the world premiere of their film, Pudgy: A Bahamian Parable.
