The Frank Porter Graham lecture series honors the late U.S. Senator and president of the University of North Carolina, who was a champion of freedom, democracy, and the disadvantaged. The lecture is made possible by the gift of Taylor McMillan ’60, who established the Frank Porter Graham Lecture Series. 2019 FRANK PORTER GRAHAM LECTURE Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film director, Olympic athlete, and former law firm partner, is Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, Inc., an independent film production company dedicated to making socially impactful films. Mary wrote, directed and produced the highly-acclaimed films, Underwater Dreams, TEN9EIGHT, The Apple Pushers, A Hero for Daisy, Contrarian, Apple Pie, and Lemonade Stories. Her newest documentary film, I AM JANE DOE, narrated by Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain, chronicles the battle that several mothers across the country are waging on behalf of their middle school daughters who were trafficked for commercial sex on Backpage.com. The film has catalyzed (on a bipartisan basis) legislation signed by the President in 2018, a federal criminal probe of Backpage executives, and several new lawsuits. Jane Doe 3 with her mother on location in Boston during the filming of I AM JANE DOE. MARY MAZZIO Award-Winning Documentary Film Director 7 p.m. FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium (1015) Free and Open to the Public WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 I AM JANE DOE © 2016 R. Schultz. Courtesy of 50 Eggs © 2013 M. Casey. Courtesy of 50 Eggs

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The Frank Porter Graham lecture series honors the late U.S.Senator and president of the University of North Carolina, whowas a champion of freedom, democracy, and the disadvantaged.The lecture is made possible by the gift of Taylor McMillan ’60,who established the Frank Porter Graham Lecture Series.

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Mary Mazzio, an award-winning documentary film director, Olympic athlete, and former law firm partner, is Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, Inc., an independent film production company dedicated to making sociallyimpactful films. Mary wrote, directed and produced the highly-acclaimedfilms, Underwater Dreams, TEN9EIGHT, The Apple Pushers, A Hero for Daisy,Contrarian, Apple Pie, and Lemonade Stories. Her newest documentary film,I AM JANE DOE, narrated by Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain,chronicles the battle that several mothers across the country are waging on

behalf of their middle school daughters who weretrafficked for commercial sex on Backpage.com. Thefilm has catalyzed (on a bipartisan basis) legislationsigned by the President in 2018, a federal criminalprobe of Backpage executives, and several newlawsuits.

Jane Doe 3 with hermother on location inBoston during the filmingof I AM JANE DOE.

MARY MAZZIOAward-Winning Documentary Film Director

7 p.m. FedEx Global

Education Center, Nelson Mandela

Auditorium (1015)

Free and Open to the Public

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 30

I AM JANE DOE

© 2016 R. Schultz. Courtesy of 50 Eggs

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