And the award goes to????? Can She Be Saved? wins again!
After getting stranded in Atlanta on my way to London, I was so disappointed that I had to disengage from my film festival hustle for a while. Well, I’m back up and running and was recently informed that Can She Be Saved? won for Faith Based First Film or Video at the 2010 International Youth Film Festival. I’d sent them an acceptance speech on video–just in case. Funny, they actually used it. Wow! Anyway, I’m proud to be recognized for Can She Be Saved? especially in the First Film category because its my first film and though I didn’t know every step to take, I worked very hard to make the film come to life. So thanks to my international brethren, festival organizer Binda Singh and patron, Sir Anthony Hopkins.
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
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