Bettendorf High School Junior Karly Lent created a film called "Moving Forward" which was recently chosen one of 292 official selections for the 2014 Varsity Brands All American High School Film Festival. The documentary, entered into a special category telling stories about cancer, will be screened the weekend of October 24- 27 at the AMC Empire Theatres in New York City's Times Square.
The film was written, directed and edited by Karly and features Shari Baker, Bettendorf resident, who was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer in January 2013. She talks about her experience with cancer, and ways that she changed throughout it all. She talks about the good and the bad, and how she learned to keep Moving Forward.
"My intentions in making the video were to prove to myself that I could reach my own goal of getting accepted into the festival," said Karly. "Shari is such an amazing person. I also felt like this was a way that I could show her how much I appreciate her and everything she has done for me."
More than 1,200 entries were submitted for multiple categories to the All-American Film Festival from more than 40 states and seven countries. This year's celebrity panel of judges includes Andrew Jenks, Kristen Stewart, Morgan Spurlock and Henry Winkler. The documentary, "Moving Forward.," is posted on YouTube.
