Stateline, Nevada/Lake Tahoe, CA-"#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream" by Byron

Former Kansas City teammates Marcus Allen & Byron Jackson Connect at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.

Jackson and Kern Konwiser was center stage at a screening highlighting the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe at the Horizon Casino and Resort, Wednesday July 17th during the NBC televised American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe, July 16-21. (NFL Quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver won the 24th American Century Tahoe Celebrity Golf Championship, out performing Marcus Allen, Michael Phelps, Jerry Rice, Stephen Curry, David Justice, Ray Allen, Chris Chandler, Ray Ramono, Emmitt Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro, Tim Wakefield and the list goes on.) 

Filmmaker Byron Jackson presents documentary to South Lake Tahoe City Council Woman Brooke Laine. Jackson filmmed his brother over 18 years. The film chronicles blood, sweat and tears of family and friends working to achieve excellence.

"It was a great gesture to showcase the Boys and Girls Club to bring awareness to the 25/26 Campaign and the upcoming October 17th Fundraising for the Boys and Girls' Club," said Brooke Laine, South Lake Tahoe City Council. "The film is a wonderful tribute to family, friends and how hard work and determination can result in excellence."

"It's our family story told very candidly-no holds barred. We believe many other families and individuals will be inspired by the film to create their own plan for excellence, " said Byron Jackson, DeSean's older brother, filmmaker, former Kansas City Chief wide receiver and currently sports editor at Fox Sports Net. "When I turned the camera on DeSean, 18 years ago and kept it rolling all to improve his performance, I never dreamed we'd make this into a film that also has an academic curriculum that can help anyone trying to achieve a goal in any walk of life, not just sports." The film and curriculum are based on five core principles: Desire, Dream, Vision, Belief and Power.

Boys & Girls Club Youth Skypes with Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver DeSean Jackson as LaHitz Media's Jacquie Taliaferro looks on.

"Our youth were so jazzed to talk to DeSean Jackson via Skype after seeing the film," said Natalie Cazares-Rodriguez, Program Director, Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe. "We'd love to screen the film again, plus it's not everyday that our kids get to talk to an NFL football player who's going to appear on Disney XD's "Crash and Bernstein." Our kids talk to DeSean one week and the next they see he's on the Disney Channel. Wow!"

Jacquie Taliaferro (LS) of LaHitz Media & Karlos Carter(RS) Academic Director of SportsRhythms, flank Filmmaker & Former NFL Athlete Byron Jackson, South Lake Tahoe City Council Woman Brooke Laine and BGCLT Program Director Natalie Cazares-Rodriguez. ( Daniel, (LS) son of the Concierge at Horizon Casino & Resort won a DVD autographed by DeSean Jackson for asking the "best question" during the Skype session).

Chris Strauss of "USA Today" wrote about DeSean Jackson's acting debut for the Disney Channel with Mickey (Danny Woodburn) of "Seinfeld." Here's a link to the story with a clip of Jackson in action off the field (http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/desean-jackson-mickey-seinfeld-disney-philadelphia-eagles/) Jackson's guest appearance on "Crash and Bernstein" will air on Monday, July 22, 2013. Check local listings for details.   

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Director Lise Swenson is breaking new ground in the art of collaborative filmmaking. Swenson gave fifty City College of San Francisco students the opportunity to go from aspiring filmmakers to working on the set of a feature film as professionals. Students are currently serving in active roles in the movie making process and are gaining hands-on experience on and off the set as crewmembers in her movie Saltwater.

Saltwater, set in the stunning visual backdrops of San Francisco and the Salton Sea, tells the story of Jenny's search for her grandmother's wedding dress at her eccentric Aunt Vera's home at the Salton Sea. Amid the brutal ecological disaster of the sea and the mounds of family debris her aunt clings to, Jenny discovers both the secret that has haunted generations of her family and the strength to redeem herself.

See Entire Story Posted by Jason Teremoto at sfgoodwill.org 

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