Queens Village, New York, April 30, 2011 – The anticipation was in the air, families gathered around the many tables enjoying an array of pasta and salads, and a projector along with a large screen awaited to tell the stories of impassioned youth. It is the first annual WOO Film Awards, the culmination of an annual innovative program created by nonprofit Windows of Opportunity. One would never know they were walking into the church basement at Hollis Woods Community Church, located on Bell Boulevard and 82nd Avenue, as the staff at Windows of Opportunity transformed this social space into part...


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The Cause Windows of Opportunity (WOO) would like to participate in the global effort to bring attention and discussion to the various forms of Teen Dating Abuse by producing a narrative feature film that addresses many of the psychological issues that shadow violence in the relationships of young people. Working closely with Courage Network, an online community of Domestic Violence survivors and a resource for victims of abuse, WOO Films and its associates will raise money to make, market, and self-distribute “Dangerous Love,” a drama that looks at verbal, sexual, psychological, and physical...


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