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Angela Shelton
Angela Shelton
Born	December 5, 1972 (age 52); Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, actress, producer
Spouses	; Gavin O'Connor (m. 1995; div. 1996) ; Abe Ingersoll (divorced) ; Karl Aurel Kail (m. 2012)
Children	1

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Angela Shelton (born December 5, 1972) is an American screenwriter, actress, and documentary film director and producer, best known for the film Tumbleweeds (1999) and the documentary Searching for Angela Shelton (2004), which she wrote, directed, and edited. She is the author of the 2008 book Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph over Sexual Abuse.^[1]

Early life

After her parents divorced, Shelton lived with her father, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister in North Carolina. She and her siblings were sexually molested by her father and stepmother, and were eventually removed from their care and placed in foster care.

Early career

Shelton was a co-screenwriter, with then-husband Gavin O'Connor, and executive producer for the 1999 film Tumbleweeds, based on her experiences with her serial-marrying mother, to whom she was returned after being in foster care.

She appeared in the films Comfortably Numb (1995), The Shrink Is In (2001) and Beautiful Dreamer (a.k.a. Daysleeper) (2009). On television, Shelton has appeared in episodes of Pacific Blue, Chicago Hope and Becker, and the TV movie The Big Time (2002).

Other films and projects

The feature film, The Hammer (2018) (a.k.a. Heart, Baby), was written, produced and directed by Shelton and stars Gbenga Akinnagbe, based on the true story of George "The Hammer" Martin, a prison boxer who was offered freedom to fight in the 1984 Olympics and refused to go.^[2]

In The Eagle and the Albatross (2020), Shelton used her own experiences with her mentors in a comedy drama about an orphaned half-Korean girl, played by Amber Liu, who seeks help from a widowed optometrist, Dan Lauria, with the only thing both of them love - golf. The only problem is, he only has three months to live.

The events in her childhood inspired her to make a documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton (2004). In 2001, she rented a motor home and travelled the United States in an effort to interview 76 women who shared her name, succeeding in talking to 40 of them. She found that many of the women whom she interviewed had either been raped, beaten, or molested. Shelton also confronted her father, her own abuser, during the production of the film, meeting with him to discuss her molestation. It took three years to complete the film. She distributed the film independently, and appeared in 2004 on the American television programs 48 Hours and The Oprah Winfrey Show. In April 2006, an edited version of the film aired on the cable television channel Lifetime, as part of their campaign to end violence against women.

In October 2013, she shared her story, "Use Your Sword," as part of the first [That's What She Said] show, held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana, Illinois.

Anti-abuse advocacy

In response to the attention received by the work she was doing to create her documentary, Searching for Angela Shelton, Shelton established the Angela Shelton Foundation in 2003. Though the Angela Shelton Foundation has since been dissolved and is no longer active, Shelton donated the foundation's assets to the Darkness to Light organization.^[3]

The foundation and her release of Searching for Angela Shelton inspired Shelton to present the film and gives speeches at colleges and universities, in an effort to end violence against women.

In October 2013, Shelton shared her story, "Use Your Sword," as part of the first That's What She Said show, held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.^[4]

Shelton created the Survivor Manual^[5] as a way to help abuse survivors and their loved ones find healing.

Author

In April 2007, Shelton released her book, Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph over Sexual Abuse. The book shares how making the film forced her to face her past. She wrote the book to call for a healing revolution after seeing so many people in pain.

In 2009, Shelton released a revised second edition called Finding Angela Shelton Recovered, with an additional chapter explaining all that happened since she made her film.

Awards

Shelton won a regional Emmy for her appearance as Safe Side Superchick in The Safe Side Series,^[6] created by John Walsh and Baby Einstein's Julie Clark.

Her 2004 documentary film, Searching for Angela Shelton, won a number of awards, including:^[7]

Newport Beach Festival - Best Independent Documentary
Durango Film Festival - Audience Award
Asheville Film Festival - Best Documentary
Sonoma Valley Film Festival - Audience Award
Zoie Fest - Best Documentary
Memphis International Film Festival - Best Documentary
Austin Film Festival - Best Documentary
Voice of Courage award from Darkness to Light
Humanitarian Award from the Cultural Enrichment Committee at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.

The mayor of Asheville, North Carolina proclaimed April 29, 2005 Angela Shelton Day.^[8]

References

^ Angela Shelton (2008), Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph Over Sexual Abuse, Meredith Books, ISBN 978-0696239410
^ "Pardon George "The Hammer" Martin!". thehammertruestory.com. 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
^ "Prevent Child Sexual Abuse". Darkness to Light. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
^ "That's What She Said presented by Christie Clinic". 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
^ "The Survivor Manual – Inspiring & Empowering Survivors to lead Joyful lives". Survivormanual.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
^ "the-safe-side". the-safe-side. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ Searching for Angela Shelton ~The Movie Archived September 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "About Angela Shelton: Writer, Director, Actress, Orator". Angelashelton.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

External links

[2008book-1] Angela Shelton (2008), Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph Over Sexual Abuse, Meredith Books, ISBN 978-0696239410

[2] "Pardon George "The Hammer" Martin!". thehammertruestory.com. 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[3] "Prevent Child Sexual Abuse". Darkness to Light. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

[4] "That's What She Said presented by Christie Clinic". 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

[5] "The Survivor Manual – Inspiring & Empowering Survivors to lead Joyful lives". Survivormanual.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

[6] "the-safe-side". the-safe-side. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[7] Searching for Angela Shelton ~The Movie Archived September 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[8] "About Angela Shelton: Writer, Director, Actress, Orator". Angelashelton.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

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+'''Angela Shelton''' (born December 5, 1972) is an American screenwriter, actress, and [[documentary film]] director and producer, best known for the film ''[[Tumbleweeds (1999 film)|Tumbleweeds]]'' (1999) and the documentary ''Searching for Angela Shelton'' (2004), which she wrote, directed, and edited. She is the author of the 2008 book ''Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph over Sexual Abuse''.<ref name=2008book>{{citation|author=Angela Shelton|title=Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph Over Sexual Abuse|year=2008|publisher=[[Meredith Books]]|isbn=978-0696239410|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/findingangelashe00ange}}</ref>
+==Early life==
+After her parents divorced, Shelton lived with her father, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister in North Carolina. She and her siblings were [[child sex abuse|sexually molested]] by her father and stepmother, and were eventually removed from their care and placed in [[foster care]].
 ==Early career==
-Shelton was a co-screenwriter (with then-husband [[Gavin O'Connor (American filmmaker)|Gavin O'Connor]]) and [[executive producer]] for the [[1999 in film|1999 film]] ''Tumbleweeds'', based upon her experiences with her serial-marrying mother, to whom she was returned after being in foster care.  She also has acted in the films ''Comfortably Numb'' (1995), ''The Shrink Is In'' (2001), ''The Big Time'' (2002 [[television movie]]), ''The Safe Side'', a 2004 instructional video, and ''Beautiful Dreamer'' (aka ''Daysleeper'') (2009). On [[television]], Shelton has appeared in ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'', ''[[Chicago Hope]]'', and ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''.
+Shelton was a co-screenwriter, with then-husband [[Gavin O'Connor (American filmmaker)|Gavin O'Connor]], and [[executive producer]] for the 1999 film ''Tumbleweeds'', based on her experiences with her serial-marrying mother, to whom she was returned after being in foster care.
+She appeared in the films ''[[Comfortably Numb (film)|Comfortably Numb]]'' (1995), ''The Shrink Is In'' (2001) and ''Beautiful Dreamer'' ({{aka}} ''Daysleeper'') (2009). On television, Shelton has appeared in episodes of ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'', ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' and ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'', and the TV movie ''The Big Time'' (2002).
-==''Searching for Angela Shelton''==
-<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:AngelaShelton.jpg|right|frame|''Searching for Angela Shelton'' poster]] -->After her parents divorced, Shelton lived with her father, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister in North Carolina.  She and her siblings were [[child sex abuse|sexually molested]] by her father and step mother and eventually removed from their care and placed in [[foster care]]. The events in her childhood inspired her to make a documentary.
+==Other films and projects==
-In 2001, Shelton undertook the production of a documentary in which she travelled the United States in an effort to interview 40 of the 76 anonymous women, who shared her name, whom she found while searching the [[Internet]].
+The feature film, ''The Hammer'' (2018) ({{aka}} ''Heart, Baby''), was written, produced and directed by Shelton and stars [[Gbenga Akinnagbe]], based on the true story of George "The Hammer" Martin, a prison boxer who was offered freedom to fight in the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]] and refused to go.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pardon George "The Hammer" Martin! |website=thehammertruestory.com |year=2019 |url=https://thehammertruestory.com/pardon-george |access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref>
+In ''The Eagle and the Albatross'' (2020), Shelton used her own experiences with her mentors in a comedy drama about an orphaned half-Korean girl, played by [[Amber Liu (singer)|Amber Liu]], who seeks help from a widowed optometrist, [[Dan Lauria]], with the only thing both of them love - golf. The only problem is, he only has three months to live.
-Shelton found that many of the women whom she interviewed had either been raped, beaten, or molested.  Shelton, inspired to document her quest to find the women and to catalogue their traumas, rented a [[motor home]] and spent 57 days traversing the United States, spending nearly [[U.S. dollars|$]]300,000, some of which was donated by personal friends and family and professional contacts.  Shelton also confronted her father, her own abuser, during the production of the film, meeting with him on [[Father's Day]] 2001 to discuss her molestation.  It took three years and three different [[film editing|editors]] to complete the film. In the end Shelton edited the film herself.
-Shelton chose to promote and distribute the film independently, notably appearing in 2004 on the American television programs ''[[48 Hours (TV series)|48 Hours]]'' and ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''.  Since then, in an effort to bring attention to [[domestic violence]], especially when perpetrated against women and children, Shelton has travelled the United States speaking at [[colleges and universities]] and [[film festivals]]. In April 2006, an edited version aired on the [[cable television]] channel [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], as part of their campaign to end violence against women. Presently, Shelton presents the film and gives speeches at colleges and universities across the country in an effort to end violence against women.
+The events in her childhood inspired her to make a documentary, ''Searching for Angela Shelton'' (2004). In 2001, she rented a [[motor home]] and travelled the United States in an effort to interview 76 women who shared her name, succeeding in talking to 40 of them. She found that many of the women whom she interviewed had either been raped, beaten, or molested. Shelton also confronted her father, her own abuser, during the production of the film, meeting with him to discuss her molestation. It took three years to complete the film. She distributed the film independently, and appeared in 2004 on the American television programs ''[[48 Hours (TV series)|48 Hours]]'' and ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]''. In April 2006, an edited version of the film aired on the cable television channel [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]], as part of their campaign to end violence against women.
+In October 2013, she shared her story, "Use Your Sword," as part of the first [That's What She Said] show, held at the [[Krannert Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Urbana, Illinois]].
-===Awards===
-The film won 12 awards,<ref>[http://angelashelton.com/theawards.html Searching for Angela Shelton ~The Movie<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> including audience awards for best documentary at the 2004 Asheville and [[Austin Film Festival]]s.
-The mayor of [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], proclaimed April 29, 2005 Angela Shelton Day.<ref>[http://angelashelton.com/about<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+==Anti-abuse advocacy==
-* Newport Beach Festival - Best Independent Documentary
+In response to the attention received by the work she was doing to create her documentary, ''Searching for Angela Shelton'', Shelton established the Angela Shelton Foundation in 2003. Though the Angela Shelton Foundation has since been dissolved and is no longer active, Shelton donated the foundation's assets to the Darkness to Light organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://darknesstolight.org/ |title=Prevent Child Sexual Abuse |publisher=Darkness to Light |date= |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</ref>
-* Durango Film Festival - Audience Award
-* Asheville Film Festival - Best Documentary
-* Sonoma Valley Film Festival - Audience Award
-* Zoie Fest - Best Documentary
-* Memphis International Film Festival - Best Documentary
-* Austin Film Festival - Best Documentary
+The foundation and her release of ''Searching for Angela Shelton'' inspired Shelton to present the film and gives speeches at colleges and universities, in an effort to end violence against women.
-==Angela Shelton Foundation==
-In response to the acclaim received by her documentary, Shelton was gifted with the Angela Shelton Foundation in 2003.
+In October 2013, Shelton shared her story, "Use Your Sword," as part of the first That's What She Said show, held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=That's What She Said presented by Christie Clinic |date=2013-10-15 |url=https://shesaidproject.com/2013-champaign-il/ |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
-Angela created the Survivor Manual as a way to help abuse survivors and their loved ones find healing.  The site which houses Angela's articles, videos, and new submissions by others who share Angela's vision of a better world.  http://www.survivormanual.com/
+Shelton created the ''Survivor Manual''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivormanual.com/ |title=The Survivor Manual – Inspiring & Empowering Survivors to lead Joyful lives |publisher=Survivormanual.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-16}}</ref> as a way to help abuse survivors and their loved ones find healing.
-The Angela Shelton Foundation is no longer a valid nonprofit foundation. It has been suspended since 2008.
+==Author==
-Angela donated the foundation's assets to the 501C3 Darkness to Light in an effort to have her work in the trauma and recovery movement continue to reach more people as she went back to her writing and film making career.  http://darknesstolight.org/
+In April 2007, Shelton released her book, ''Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph over Sexual Abuse''. The book shares how making the film forced her to face her past. She wrote the book to call for a healing revolution after seeing so many people in pain.
+In 2009, Shelton released a revised second edition called ''Finding Angela Shelton Recovered'', with an additional chapter explaining all that happened since she made her film.
-The Survivor Manual is still running and donors are directed to Darkness to Light.
+==Awards==
-==''Finding Angela Shelton''==
+Shelton won a regional Emmy for her appearance as Safe Side Superchick in ''The Safe Side Series'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesafeside.com/|title=the-safe-side|website=the-safe-side|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref> created by [[John Walsh (television host)|John Walsh]] and ''[[Baby Einstein]]''{{'}}s Julie Clark.
-In April 2007, she released her book, ''Finding Angela Shelton: The True Story of One Woman's Triumph over Sexual Abuse''. The book is not based upon her movie, although it does run parallel to it. In it, Angela shares how making the film forced her to face her past. She wrote the book to call for a healing revolution after seeing so many people in pain. The movie breaks the silence and the book breaks the cycle.
+Her 2004 documentary film, ''Searching for Angela Shelton'', won a number of awards, including:<ref>[http://searchingforangelashelton.com/awards Searching for Angela Shelton ~The Movie]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902120208/http://searchingforangelashelton.com/awards |date=September 2, 2010 }}</ref>
-In 2009, Angela released a revised second edition on Amazon called 'Finding Angela Shelton Recovered' with an addition chapter explaining all that happened since she made her film and why she went back to writing more fun things.  It also is literally recovered with a new cover.
+* Newport Beach Festival - Best Independent Documentary
-==Other Accolades==
+* Durango Film Festival - Audience Award
-* Angela Shelton was presented with the Voice of Courage award from Darkness to Light.
+* Asheville Film Festival - Best Documentary
-* Angela was also presented with the Humanitarian Award from the Cultural Enrichment Committee at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
+* Sonoma Valley Film Festival - Audience Award
+* Zoie Fest - Best Documentary
+* Memphis International Film Festival - Best Documentary
+* [[Austin Film Festival]] - Best Documentary
+* Voice of Courage award from Darkness to Light
+* Humanitarian Award from the Cultural Enrichment Committee at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
+The mayor of [[Asheville, North Carolina]] proclaimed April 29, 2005 Angela Shelton Day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://angelashelton.com/about |title=About Angela Shelton: Writer, Director, Actress, Orator |publisher=Angelashelton.com |date= |accessdate=2018-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513013257/http://angelashelton.com/about |archive-date=2010-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb name}}
-*[http://www.angelashelton.com/ Angela Shelton Official Website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061104045128/http://www.moviesbywomen.com/articles/angelashelton.html Interview in August 2003 issue of ''Written By'' magazine] (archived)
-*[http://angelashelton.com/blog Angela Shelton Official Blog]
-*{{imdb name|id=0791296|name= Angela Shelton}}
+* [http://www.angelashelton.com/ Angela Shelton - official website]
-*[http://www.searchingforangelashelton.com/ ''Searching for Angela Shelton'' Official Website]
+* [http://angelashelton.com/blog Angela Shelton - official blog]
-*[http://www.findingangelashelton.com/ ''Finding Angela Shelton'' Official Website]
+{{Authority control}}
-*[http://www.angelashelton.org/ Angela Shelton Foundation]
-*[http://www.survivormanual.com/ The Survivor Manual]
-*{{MySpace|angelashelton|Angela Shelton}}
-*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/09/48hours/main604910.shtml CBS article]
-*[http://www.moviesbywomen.com/articles/angelashelton.html Interview with Angela Shelton]
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