Powerful PBS Documentary on Domestic Violence to Premiere at Newseum on May 18; Actress and Activist Mariska Hargitay to Introduce the Film and Speak

WHO:  

Mariska Hargitay, actress and founder of the Joyful Heart Foundation

Tom Perrelli, associate attorney general of the United States

Sheryl Cates, president and CEO, the National Domestic Violence Hotline

Deirdri Fishel, detective, State College (Pa.) Police Department, who stars in the film

Melanie Doebler, director, Penn State Public Broadcasting

Steve Garban, vice chairman, Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees

Dan Mead, chief operating officer, Verizon Wireless

Kathryn C. Brown, senior vice president, public policy development and corporate responsibility, Verizon

WHAT:

Premiere of "Telling Amy's Story," followed by question-and-answer session

WHEN:

6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18

Media invited to arrive at 6:15 p.m. p.m. to set up for arrivals, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

6:30 pm. – 7:15 p.m. reception, interviews available upon request.

7:30 p.m. – "Telling Amy's Story" premiere

WHERE:

Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave. Northwest

Washington, D.C.

BACKGROUND:  

"Telling Amy's Story" will begin airing on PBS stations throughout the country on June. 1. The documentary expands on a partnership between Penn State University and the Verizon Foundation to address the issue of domestic violence. The foundation awarded grants of $385,000 to Penn State to fund a domestic violence prevention training program for Penn State students and faculty and to create the "Telling Amy's Story" documentary.