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Tribeca Festival features film chronicling development of 'We Are' sculpture

The "We Are" Sculpture, gift of the class of 2013, was created by artist and alumnus Jonathan Cramer. It is located on the corner of Curtin Road and University Drive on the University Park campus. Credit: Ann Taylor-Schmidt / Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — "We Are," a short documentary film directed by Joshua Shelov and Jay Bulger, will premiere at the international Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this weekend.According to the festival website, "We Are" chronicles the development of the design of the "We Are" sculpture, the gift of Penn State's class of 2013. The documentary follows Penn State's journey from the 2011 Sandusky scandal to artist and alumnus Jonathan Cramer's inspiration for the sculpture's creation from the 1948 Nittany Lion football team that overcame racial adversity. The film was produced by Maggievision Productions of New York, as contracted by ESPN.The 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival is taking place from April 13–24 in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, in New York City. Founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff, the festival features independent films, including documentary, narrative, feature and short films, as well as panel discussions and an awards program. The festival draws more than three million attendees annually.

On May 13, the documentary will premiere in State College at the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art Annual Gala, a fundraising event for the museum on Penn State's University Park campus. For additional information, call 814-863-9182.

Last Updated April 18, 2016

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