{"id":777004,"date":"2026-07-22T02:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777004\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:28:09","slug":"new-jersey-friends-film-blood-shortage-documentary-in-san-bernardino-san-bernardino-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/777004\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey friends film blood shortage documentary in San Bernardino \u2013 San Bernardino Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Give blood.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the simple message of two friends from New Jersey who stopped by San Bernardino on their quest to raise awareness of the nation\u2019s blood shortage.<\/p>\n<p>In a retrofitted ambulance, Marie Forrestal and Lori Talbot drove into town on Route 66, a news release states.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A crew films Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal meeting patients...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-11.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A crew films Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal meeting patients and donors at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17, 2026. Talbot and Forrestal are documenting the national blood shortage during a cross-country road trip for their film \u201cMiles of Kindness.\u201d (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Jersey residents Marie Forrestal, left, and Lori Talbot are...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey residents Marie Forrestal, left, and Lori Talbot are seen Friday, July 17, 2026, with their retrofitted ambulance outside LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. The friends are traveling the country filming a documentary to raise awareness about the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz speaks Friday, July 17,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz speaks Friday, July 17, 2026, with New Jersey residents Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. The friends are filming a documentary to raise awareness of the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz talks Friday, July 17,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz talks Friday, July 17, 2026, with New Jersey residents Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. The friends are traveling the country filming a documentary to raise awareness about the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blood recipient Noah Walker, accompanied by his mother Valerie Palmatier...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Blood recipient Noah Walker, accompanied by his mother Valerie Palmatier and grandmother Pilar Palmatier speaks Friday, July 17, 2026, with New Jersey residents Marie Forrestal and Lori Talbot at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. The friends are traveling across the country filming a documentary to raise awareness of the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The retrofitted ambulance belonging to New Jersey residents Lori Talbot...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The retrofitted ambulance belonging to New Jersey residents Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal is parked Friday, July 17, 2026, outside LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. The two are traveling Route 66 on a cross-country trip while filming a documentary about the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New Jersey residents Marie Forrestal, left, and Lori Talbot are...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-10.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey residents Marie Forrestal, left, and Lori Talbot are seen Friday, July 17, 2026, with their retrofitted ambulance outside LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. They are filming a documentary to raise awareness about the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A documentary film crew records Lori Talbot on Friday, July...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A documentary film crew records Lori Talbot on Friday, July 17, 2026, as she meets blood donor Dexter Emoto at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17, 2026. Talbot and Marie Forrestal are documenting the national blood shortage during a cross-country road trip for their film \u201cMiles of Kindness.\u201d (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A documentary film crew records Marie Forrestal, foreground, and Lori...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A documentary film crew records Marie Forrestal, foreground, and Lori Talbot meeting blood donor Dexter Emoto at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17, 2026. Talbot and Forrestal are examining the national blood shortage during a cross-country road trip for their film \u201cMiles of Kindness.\u201d (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A film crew chronicles the Friday, July 17, 2026, visit...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A film crew chronicles the Friday, July 17, 2026, visit of New Jersey residents Lori Talbot, left, and Marie Forrestal to LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center. Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz shares her story with the longtime friends concerned about a blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz, left, shares her story...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sbsun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SBS-L-BLOODFILM-0725-ASP-01A-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Blood donor and advocate Aly Ruiz, left, shares her story with New Jersey residents Lori Talbot, left, and Marie Forrestal at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17, 2026. The longtime friends are traveling across the country filming a documentary to raise awareness about the national blood shortage. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 11<\/p>\n<p>A crew films Lori Talbot and Marie Forrestal meeting patients and donors at LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17, 2026. Talbot and Forrestal are documenting the national blood shortage during a cross-country road trip for their film \u201cMiles of Kindness.\u201d (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They filmed a documentary called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesofkindnessdoc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Miles of Kindness<\/a>\u201d as they went along. The production came to LifeStream\u2019s San Bernardino Donor Center on Friday, July 17.<\/p>\n<p>They interviewed blood bank donors and staff to support their goal of inspiring 2,500 blood donations \u2014 one for every mile they\u2019ve traveled, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>They hope to \u201cstart a movement to end the ongoing blood shortage through stories of kindness, resilience, and community connection gathered across America,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n<p>The trek, which began July 7, ended Saturday, July 18, with a celebration on the Santa Monica Pier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Give blood. 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