producer and Nobel Peace Prize
nominee, Dr. Shawne Duperon.
Shawne Duperon also happened
to be friends with the Weinstein
family and friends with Tom
Wellinger’s family. This put her
in the crosshairs of destiny to
explore the dynamic of these
relationships and the act of
forgiveness in a very unique way,
through her documentary.
One of the lesser known details
about this story is that Wellinger’s
family was flying in from
Minnesota to do an alcoholic
intervention for Tom the next
day. They were one day too late.
But the tragic story about Gary
Weinstein and Tom Wellinger was
just the tip of the iceberg. Once
Shawne Duperon got started,
the project began to bloom into
something much bigger.
The film focuses on many real and
compelling stories, like Weinstein
and Wellinger’s, and dives into
conversations around forgiveness.
Duperon’s objective is to raise
awareness around the power of
forgiveness and ignite a global
shift in the consciousness around
the act of forgiveness, and show
all it can bring to humanity.
Starting with the five-minute
video that went viral and a
Kickstarter campaign, Project:
Forgive shifted from the idea of
a documentary film to something
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As an incest survivor, Shawne is
no stranger to forgiveness.
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NSHMBA presentation in Cincinnati, National Society of Hispanic MBA’s.
more expansive. In response to
the enormous positive feedback,
Project: Forgive became a
non-profit foundation in order
to create an organization that
will live on beyond the film
and build on the message and
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conversation that it sparks.
Dr. Shawne Duperon created the
project, but her participation in
the project is as a volunteer. This
is her contribution to the project
as a philanthropist.
“Being molested was one of the
best things that happened to me. I
never promote molestation. What
I mean by that is it’s more about
certain things happen to us and
for us, for evolution of our soul.
My journey has turned me into
one of the most compassionate
and loving people you may meet.
I certainly do not take things so
personally anymore and I love
to help others find their part in
making a difference in the world.”
During any lifetime, everyone is
eventually faced with tragic or
devastating circumstances that
plunge a person into debt, grief,
illness, or some type of major
struggle. Events like these also
bring forth the greatest stories
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