


A Brave Heart: Brunch with Lizzie Velasquez
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, 11:00am
Robinson Film Center
Lizzie Velasquez, 26, is a global motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist and author of three
books: Lizzie Beautiful, Be Beautiful, Be You, and Choosing Happiness. In December 2013, she took the
stage at the inaugural TEDxAustin Women and gave a talk titled "How Do You Define Yourself?" that has
garnered over 13 million views across the web (English & Spanish versions combined). Her story has
been featured on Katie Couric, The Today Show, The View, Huffington Post, Associate Press, AOL, MSN
and Yahoo! among many other national and international media. She is an Executive Producer of the
award-winning documentary based on her life, "A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velasquez Story," which
chronicles her journey from cyber bullying victim to global anti-bullying activist. A BRAVE HEART
premiered opening weekend of the 2014 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival and went on to win
the Audience Award in its category and top honors at every festival it participated in including the
Geena Davis founded Bentonville Film Festival and Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival. The film
was released by Cinedigm in top markets across the U.S. on September 25th and on Digital HD and on
Demand the same day. The film is also available via Tugg.com for screenings and educational licenses
and will have its international release early 2016.
Tickets $25, Purchase online at
http://www.robinsonfilmcenter.org/comingsoon/#/brave-heart-coming-soon/

