Marisa Polvino: A Family Story of Lost Letters and Lost Love
In episode 8, Marisa Polvino, an LA-based film producer, entrepreneur, and mother of two, shares a fascinating, multi-generational story about her Italian grandmother who was married off at the age of 18, after her true love went off into the military, and didn’t respond to her letters. This twisted tale of lost love and sibling betrayal turned her grandmother into a reluctant immigrant headed to America, only to become a widow soon after arriving in New York. Did she ever re-connect with her lost love?
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Marisa Polvino
Film Producer/Entrepreneur
Marisa is an LA-based producer and entrepreneur, and mother of two. She is also the CO-CEO of STRAIGHT UP FILMS, a multi-media production company that has worked alongside some big Hollywood names, such as Natalie Portman, Rosario Dawson, Jesse Eisenberg, Gina Rodriguez and many others.
Marisa has also co-launched Straight Up Impact, a film and production company that produces, and finances content that inspires positive, social change.
In 2019, Marisa created the “Power On” series for Google’s computer science in media division which was a five-part, short-film series designed to promote gender and racial diversity in STEAM fields.
Marisa is currently producing the “Meaning in Madness” film series, which centers around the systemic issues contributing to the suicide epidemic facing young adults and teens today, and the importance of having meaning and purpose in their lives.
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