HR 710 — Commending the cast and crew of Common Grounds?.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208085D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

710 IE Offered May 31, 2022 N Commending the cast and crew of Common Grounds?.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patrons––Kory,to Adams,by D.M.,the Carr,House Hope,of Maldonado,Delegates, Rasoul,June Reid1, and2022 Watts R O WHEREAS, Common Grounds?, a documentary series on political polarization in the United States produced by interns at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, won the Best Short Film Dward at the March 2022 Political Feedback Festival;

andandia Center for Politics, won the Best Short Film award at WHEREAS, Common Grounds?, which addresses partisan divides in modern American society, was UL designed, written, and filmed by Thomas Driscoll, Molly Hayes, Miranda Hirts, Sean Piwowar, andCand E VicWHEREAS, the cast and crew of Common Grounds? represent a wide range of political ideologiesEideologies D and worked diligently to discuss and understand one another's beliefs over the course of the production;

and D WHEREAS, Common Grounds? premiered in November 2021 and is available on the YouTube channel of the University of Virginia Center for Politics;

andandavailable Grounds?on wonthe anYouTube WHEREAS, in addition to the Best Short Film award offrom meritthe Political Feedback Festival, Common GroWHEREAS, Common Grounds? was also previously selected as a finalist for Best Documentary Film and Best Cinematography at the MarchOregon 2022Documentary BestFilm Festival and was a finalist in the R Documentary Shorts Competition;category at the February 2022 Emerging Artists Film Festival;

andacknow, Festival,therefore, Common0e WHEREAS,it CommonHirts, Grounds?Sean wasPiwowar, alsoand previouslyVictoria selectedSpiotto, asthe acast finalist for Best Documentary Film and Bestcrew Cinematographyof atCommon theGrounds?, Oregonhereby Documentaryberanda FilmR Festivalcommended andfor waswinning a finalist in the DocumentaryBest ShortsShort categoryFilm award at the February 2022 EmergingPolitical ArtistsFeedback Film Festival;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED byFURTHER, That the HouseClerk of Delegates,the ThatHouse Thomasof Driscoll,Delegates Raedprepare Gilliam,copies Mollyof Hayes,this MirandaRresolution commendedadmiration for winningtheir theachievements Bestin Shortdocumentary Filmfilmmaking.an awardexpression atof the 2022House Politicalof FeedbackDelegates' Festival;

and, b1 it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution0 for presentation to the cast and crew of Common Grounds? as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for their achievements in documentary filmmaking.

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