Congratulations to Rosario Dawson for receiving the Maverick Spirit Award at Cinequest!
An Evening with Rosario Dawson: Maverick Spirit Award
- When: February 28, 2015 @ 7:30pm
- Where: California Theatre | 345 South First St., San Jose, CA 95113
- Cost: $20
Rosario Dawson receives the Maverick Spirit Award in this Cinequest event moderated by filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
Rosario Dawson paves her own path. While she could easily select generic Hollywood projects, she chooses roles that speak to her as an artist and as a human being. It is her unbridled passion and provocative, uninhibited approach that continually leaves the audience profoundly impacted. Even with a seemingly endless workload, Dawson never turns away from her passion to impact lives of others in need. Highly active politically, socially and environmentally, she donates her time and efforts to such organizations as the Lower East Side Girls Club; Amnesty International; Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays; Voto Latino (which she also founded); Doctors Without Borders; One Billion Rising; The Nature Conservancy; and Save the Children.
Cinequest, the Silicon Valley’s creativity and film institute, bestows its Maverick Spirit Award on bold, visionary and creative forces—this spirit represents the finest in the worlds of film, creativity and innovation. Cinequest is honored to present our highest honor this year to Rosario Dawson, who reveals time and again—through her artistry and activism—her passion for improving our lives in the present and in the future.
You can purchase tickets to see her in a moderated discussion by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Presents | 2/28 Tickets: $20 Location: California Theatre, San Jose http://www.cinequest.org
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