Scattering CJ
Scattering CJ is a Facebook page started by Hallie Twomey{{Cite web|title=After Her Son Died, A Woman Took To Facebook To Give Him One Final Adventure|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rachelzarrell/after-her-son-died-a-woman-took-to-facebook-to-give-him-one|access-date=2021-04-27|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}{{Citation|title=Strangers spread man's ashes worldwide - CNN Video|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/12/27/hln-social-media-helps-mom-scatter-sons-ashes.hln|access-date=2021-04-27}} on November 11, 2013, to commemorate her eldest son C.J. Twomey, who died by suicide in 2010.{{Cite web|title=After Her Son Died, A Woman Took To Facebook To Give Him One Final Adventure|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rachelzarrell/after-her-son-died-a-woman-took-to-facebook-to-give-him-one|access-date=2021-04-27|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=Ray Sanchez|date=2014-10-15|title=A mother's campaign will take son's ashes into space|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/us/maine-mother-scatters-sons-ashes/index.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=CNN|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Documentary Depicts Mother's Quest To Give Son A Worldwide Journey After His Suicide|url=https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/11/12/scattering-cj-suicide-documentary|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=Ray Sanchez|date=2013-12-25|title=Social media helps Maine mother scatter her son's ashes worldwide|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/24/us/maine-mother-scatters-sons-ashes/index.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=CNN|language=en}} Through the Facebook page, Hallie asked if anyone would be willing to scatter a small amount of C.J.'s cremains in a location of their choosing.{{Cite web|title=Maine mom uses social media to scatter son's ashes|url=https://apnews.com/article/8187595ab9564a22b47f34f88a2c7898|access-date=2021-04-27|website=AP NEWS}}{{Cite web|author=Ray Sanchez|date=2014-10-15|title=A mother's campaign will take son's ashes into space|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/us/maine-mother-scatters-sons-ashes/index.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=CNN|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-09-15|title=The Most Fascinating Films from the 2019 Camden International Film Festival {{!}} The Young Folks|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/136464/2019-camden-international-film-festival/|access-date=2021-04-21|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=2014-12-01|title=The man whose ashes are scattered in more than 100 countries|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30045623|access-date=2021-04-20}} Since the founding of the page, C.J.'s ashes have been scattered in over one thousand locations worldwide,{{Citation|title=Strangers spread man's ashes worldwide - CNN Video|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/12/27/hln-social-media-helps-mom-scatter-sons-ashes.hln|access-date=2021-04-27}}{{Cite web|author=Ray Sanchez|date=2014-10-15|title=A mother's campaign will take son's ashes into space|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/us/maine-mother-scatters-sons-ashes/index.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=CNN|language=en}}{{Cite web|title='Scattering CJ' Chronicles Mother's Journey To Spread Son's Ashes After His Suicide|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/11/13/scattering-cj-documentary|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}} including Machu Picchu,{{Cite news|date=2014-12-01|title=The man whose ashes are scattered in more than 100 countries|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30045623|access-date=2021-04-20}} the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Wall of China and Mount Kilimanjaro.{{Cite web|title=Documentary Depicts Mother's Quest To Give Son A Worldwide Journey After His Suicide|url=https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/11/12/scattering-cj-suicide-documentary|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}
Documentary film
In 2019, the Washington, DC–based media production company Spark Media released a documentary titled Scattering CJ about the Facebook page and the Twomey family.{{Cite web|title=Grieving mom doesn't want son to be forgotten|url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/life/grieving-mom-doesnt-want-son-to-be-forgotten/97-3c9de24b-e1ec-477e-9649-05c08464a293|access-date=2021-04-20|website=newscentermaine.com|language=en-US}} The documentary chronicles the Twomey family as they grieve C.J.'s death, experiences and stories of members of the Scattering CJ Facebook page,{{Cite web|date=2019-09-15|title=The Most Fascinating Films from the 2019 Camden International Film Festival {{!}} The Young Folks|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/review/136464/2019-camden-international-film-festival/|access-date=2021-04-21|language=en-US}} and the conversation about mental health and suicide prevention that has come from sharing C.J.'s story publicly.{{Cite web|title='Scattering CJ' documentary to shine a light on suicide, mental illness|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/scattering-cj-documentary-shine-light-000000012.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Documentary Depicts Mother's Quest To Give Son A Worldwide Journey After His Suicide|url=https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/11/12/scattering-cj-suicide-documentary|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/scatteringcj Scattering CJ Facebook page]
- [https://www.scatteringcjfilm.com/ Scattering CJ documentary website]