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Three Moms at SXSW Austin and More!

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A Peek into South by Southwest Film Festival

The original Wid-1 and Wid-2 with moms + team at SXSW 2025

What a fun adventure to join this group of enthusiastic fans of Camp Widow: The Documentary! The film perfectly drops you into the Camp Widow experience!

 

The Original Widow Match and the heart of the idea for Camp Widow

Michele Neff Hernandez and Michelle Dippel, while in deep grief, warily tread into each other’s lives and found hope and a safe haven like no other. They are still best friends these many years later.

Their experience represents the benefits of true community and peer support, which led to the creation of the Camp Widow experience.

Long Live Love!

 

3 Moms of (respectively from left) Michele Neff Hernandez, Michelle Dippel, and Laura Green.

Three moms of three talented offspring!

Kathie, Elaine, and Christine: mothers of Michele, Michelle, and Laura (one of the directors of Camp Widow: The Documentary)!

The story of proud moms is as old as time. Beginning with children showing off their skills as toddlers, to the adult genius they bring to the world in their own unique ways, parents are ever amazed at what these wonderful humans can create!

 

 

 Co-Director of Camp Widow The Documentary

Laura and Anna put together an amazing short film that brilliantly captures the heart of the Camp Widow experience.

Watch for a screening of Camp Widow: The Documentary coming near you, or volunteer to host one at a theater, college, or library near you. Ask about our watch-parties coming up in June!

Inquire via: [email protected] or phone the office at: 877-671-4071

About Kathie Neff

Kathie Neff was widowed on April 15, 2021. She and her beloved husband, Dan, were high school sweethearts and enjoyed dancing and riding horses together. They lived in gratitude, hope and forgiveness for 50 years and nine months when Dan passed quietly late at night, surrounded by their seven children who, with Kathie, were caring for him in their family home.

Dan and Kathie have been a part of Camp Widow and Soaring Spirits International since its inception, as members of Michele Neff Hernandez’s cadre of helpers from the Neff family.

Kathie believes strongly in the strength and bond that is the gift of community and brings a heart of love for all who have been affected by death and dying.

Long live love. XO