Washington Life - October 2015 02 | Page 37

Sharon Stone, Shahin Mafi and Sister Jenna Tara Compton, Trinidad and Tobago Amb. Neil Parsen and Monaco Amb. Maguy Maccario Doyle Czech Republic Amb. Petr Gandalovic, Jan DuPlain, Pavlina Gandalovic and Greek Amb. Christos Panagopoulos John Mafi and Maria Han WL EXCLUSIVE AN EVENING WITH SHARON STONE Mafi Residence | PHOTOSBYTONYPOWELL SURPRISESCREENING: A hundred guests gathered in the backyard of Shahin Mafi to support the Azar Foundation for Children of the World at a seated dinner celebrating the release of actress Sharon Stone’s latest film, “The Principle,” a modern parable about online bullying. Stone was the hit of the evening, making a surprise announcement that she was lobbying to be named America’s “Ambassador for Peace” because she believes bullying has had a devestating impact on our society, not just on youth but the elderly as well. Guests watched a 20-minute screening of writer John Viscount’s international awardwinning film “Admissions” starring James Cromwell, which caught Stone’s attention and made her want to work with him on an anti-bullying film. James and Debra Schiff Gavin Behrman VIEWALLTHEPHOTOSATWWWWASHINGTONLIFECOM William Thelen, Shiva Gholamian and Nader Lotfi Portia Davidson, Joan Wages and Susan Blumenthal Changu Newman and Botswana Amb. David Newman WA S H I N G T O N L I F E | O C T O B E R      | washingtonlife.com Myron Belind and Anthony Brown John Viscount and Hassan Masali 37