A Trauma Survivor Shares His Gratitude
Presley LaFountain, a Santa Fe artist thankful for the life-saving care he received at University of New Mexico Hospital’s level one trauma center, contributed his talent to the HSC’s Sculpture Garden of Healing. His bronze sculpture, “Generations,” can now be viewed in Memorial Garden, near the Bill and Barbara Richardson Pavilion at UNM Hospital
A Family Man
by: Story Corps
In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to provide for his wife and eleven children. At StoryCorps, his son Samuel talks with his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father’s lasting legacy and the power of a look.
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Are You Leaving?
by: Cristina Molino
Leaving can be harder than just getting on a train.
Produced by: Think Mol Producciones (thinkmol.com)
Directed by: Cristina Molino
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Judy and Sophie’s Story – Helping Hands
by: Trillium Studios
Judy met George while on a sailing trip in the Caribbean. They fell in love, married, and began an active life in Vermont. From the moment Judy discovered she had progressive multiple sclerosis, life for the couple began to change in ways they could have never predicted. By the summer of 2011, Judy had long lost her ability to walk and most of the motion in her upper body. George had become a full time caregiver. This is the story of how Sophie, a capuchin monkey, came to change both of their lives.
Produced by Cary Wolinsky
Directed and edited by Yari Wolinsky
trilliumstudios.com
vimeo.com/trilliumstudios
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National Eating Disorder Association
by: NEDA
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. They campaign for prevention, improved access to quality treatment, and increased research funding to better understand and treat eating disorders. They work with partners and volunteers to develop programs and tools to help everyone who seeks assistance.
In 1999, NEDA established a toll-free helpline and has assisted more than 50,000 people find appropriate treatment. Tallying more than 50 million web hits each year, NEDA is proud to serve as a clearinghouse of information on eating disorders.
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The Love Competition
by: Brent Hoff
Because “Love is a feeling you have for someone you have feelings about.”
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Jonestown Cult Survivor
by: Current
http://current.com/news-and-politics/89539256_jonestown-cult-survivor.htm
In 1971, cult leader Jim Jones established the headquarters of the Peoples Temple on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco, CA. The building is now a US Post Office, and a local survivor of the cult’s 909 member mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978 remembers what it was like in the early days of the Peoples Temple.
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A Scene From Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation is based on Wurtzel’s memoir of her depression, which she
traces from the age of 11 to her senior year in college in chapters marking
different phases or manifestations of her illness. The book situates her
illness squarely within her family dynamics where she found herself the
“battlefield on which [her] parents’ differences were fought,” and describes
in excruciating detail her inner life that at any given time was marked with
a “free-flowing messy id” to nihilism, numbness, rage, and fear, ultimately
leading to a suicide attempt. The last few chapters chronicle her slow
“recovery,” due to her conflicted relationship with psychopharmacology and an extraordinary psychiatrist.
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Frangin
By Geoffroy MONEYRON
http://vimeo.com/39408892
“A young boy tries to reach his brother, gone for the war.”
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A True Story Of Child Sexual Abuse
To see this all, visit https://www.createspace.com/204552
This is the second part of a video made for adults dealing with child sexual abuse and for professionals trying to help. Though difficult to watch, it is today the most heavily used video in this area by sexual abuse professionals. To see other work, visit www.the hoffmancollection.com.
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Q&A
by: Story Corps
Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah. Joshua’s unique questions and Sarah’s loving, unguarded answers reveal a beautiful relationship that reminds us of the best—and the most challenging—parts of being a parent.
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PTSD – Darwin
by: Kelly Kend
Darwin is a Vietnam vet. After returning to the US, he worked his way up the corporate ladder, but his experiences in the war never left him. This portrait of PTSD demonstrates how, even after 40 years, an untreated traumatic experience can remain a powerful force in a person’s life.
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January 2nd 2012:
“Alex and Allison”
From So You Think You Can Dance
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Music: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
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November 30 2011:
“Melissa and Ade”
From So You Think You Can Dance
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Music: This Woman’s Work by Maxwell
