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LONELY SEAL INTERNATIONAL FILM, SCREENPLAY & MUSIC FESTIVAL On Sunday, October 13th, at the closing ceremonies of the Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay & Music Festival in Boston, Geoff Pingree’s latest feature documentary, The Return of Elder Pingree – Memoir of a Departed Mormon, was awarded the festival’s Grand Jury Prize, which consists of $118,000 of in-kind production support for his work, including one year of international film distribution; a dedicated custom page hosted on the festival’s website for twelve months, showcasing both The Return of Elder Pingree as a film and Geoff as a filmmaker; and a targeted marketing campaign and showcase for the film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2020.