A group of actresses and industry members lead by Frances Fisher (ABC’s RESURRECTION, TITANIC) and Marcia Cross (DESPERATE HO– USEWIVES) have created a Public Service Announcement titled “I WOKE UP” to support Marianne Williamson’s campaign for Congress.
This PSA has been sponsored and the media purchased by Blue America PAC Independent Expenditure Committee, completely independent from the Marianne Williamson for Congress Campaign.
Other noteworthy actresses involved in the PSA include Francesca Eastwood (OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS, JERSEY BOYS), Shohreh Aghdashloo (HO– USE OF SAND AND FOG), Catherine Roberts, Debbon Ayer, Molly Weber, Nancy Moonves, Amanda Perez, Jody Carter, and Bonnie Bower. Also appearing in the ad is the Publisher of the LA Progressive, Sharon Kyle, along with Digital Marketing Consultant and Speaker, Nori Wolfson. Moby, a multiple-Grammy Award nominated musician and BMI Film & TV Award winner, donated the music that plays throughout the piece.
The PSA will be airing online starting today via numerous web sites including The LA Times, and it will air on cable TV starting Friday morning on networks that include MSNBC, CNN, TBS, TNT, Comedy Central, USA, The Food Channel, and Bravo.
“We collectively felt compelled to stand up and do something to support Marianne,” says Roger Wolfson, who wrote and directed the PSA. Wolfson, a TV writer (THE CLOSER, SAVING GRACE) who has been staff to Senators Kerry, Wellstone, and Kennedy, added “I’ve never seen any project come together as easily and quickly as this one.”
By all accounts, this was a collaborative effort. Marcia Cross, who has won two SAG Awards, one Satellite Award, and who has also been nominated a combined 13 times for the Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, Prism Awards, and the Satellite and Television Critics Association Awards, came up with the slogan “I Woke Up.” She additionally contributed much of the dialogue. Explains Cross: “Marianne represents the quality of leadership we need in America, and we hope this piece can help create awareness for her and inspire action to vote for Marianne. She has changed so many lives, including mine. We felt this ad was the least we could to do support this incredible candidacy.”
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