Chaske Spencer Set To Air PSA At Red Is Green Gala
Online, March 4, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2010)- Tonight, March 4th, Chaske Spencer, star of The Twilight Saga film series: New Moon and Eclipse will air his star-studded PSA campaign at the Red is Green Carpet Gale & Pre-Oscar Film Festival Screening, benefiting the snowstorm disaster victims from South Dakota's Lakota Sioux tribe. Red Nation Film Festival will put on the gala, which is L.A.'s most prestigious American Indian Independent Film Festival. Spencer won the Best Actor Award for his role in New Moon at last year's 6th Annual Film Festival.
Spencer, who is a Native American from the Lakota Sioux tribe in Idaho and Montana was compelled to help after hearing of the disaster. In less than a day, Spencer produced a PSA through his production company Urband Dreams Production, enlisting the assistance of his celebrity friends to raise awareness and support to those who have been without power and water for weeks. The PSA urged individuals to "shift the power to the people" and help to empower everyone to create sustainable, lasting change in their communities and countries. Celebrity volunteers including Alex Meraz, Gil Birmingham, Boo Boo Stewart, Julia Jones, and Justin Chon.
Since the PSA has gone live on February 23rd over 2,500 letters have gone to Capitol Hill from people going to http://shiftthepowertothepeople.squarespace.com.
For more media inquiries on Chaske Spencer, please contact Mona Loring at contact@monaloring.com or (818) 706-8080.
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About Chaske Spencer
Chaske Spencer plays werewolf leader "Sam Uley" in the popular Summit Entertainment The Twilight Saga film series: New Moon and Eclipse. Prior to New Moon, Chaske starred in the Broadway play, Dracula, playing the title role, performed New York Theatre pieces, at The Public Theatre in NYC and at The Roundabout. He has been in the films: Skins, Dreamkeeper and Steven Spielberg's Into The West. There is now additional exciting news; Chaske recently booked the lead role of "Virgil First Raise" in the feature film of the book Winter In The Blood (by James Welch). Also, Partnered with his manager Josselyne Herman and veteran producer Ted Kurdyla, his production company Urban Dream is in development on a feature-length documentary and feature film called The Block. Additionally, Chaske expects to soon be starring in All My Relations-- a role created specifically for him. All My Relations is a contemporary Native project that has been developed for television by producers Rene Haynes and Susan England.
About RNFF
Red Nation Film Festival is the largest and most prestigious celebration of the American Indian motion picture art form in Los Angeles and has positioned itself worldwide as the best venue for marketing American Indian & Indigenous Independent Films, including Native Women in Film &Television.