Posts Tagged ‘film’
This Film Is Far from a Joke
This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on February 8, 2020. Good films entertain. Great films inspire. Sometimes, they even galvanize people to create a social movement against injustice. I recently saw one of those rare movies that fall into the category of movies that can inspire: Joker. The…
Read MoreDetoxification as Performance Art
This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on May 31, 2019. “Treatment Box: Rebekkah’s Story” won an Emmy for Outstanding Special Class – Short Format Daytime Program at the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The 6-minute video was produced by The Truth About Opioids, which is an opioid…
Read More“Best Self” Introduces Us to Gerome
I was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to preview the segment of “Best Self” that features Gerome. He has the innocence and promise of any young person who is being raised in a nurturing environment where there is unconditional love.
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