Documentary
Investigates the Sexualization of Our Youth
Bay Area Premier on
Wednesday, March 5th in San Rafael, CA
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(San Rafael, CA) On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Beyond Hunger, a 25 year-old non-profit
organization from San Rafael, California, will be premiering America the Beautiful 3: The Sexualization of our Youth
at the San Rafael Film Center, located at 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA
94901.
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This third installment of America
the Beautiful, explores America’s controversial and shameless sexualization
of our youth. The assault of images portraying the perfect, sexy body is
inescapable and inappropriate, contributing to a national physical and mental
health crisis. According to the American Psychological Association, the impact
of this on girls and women of all ages range from eating disorders to low
self-esteem and body image insecurities. Altered images and the prolific
accessibility to pornography by 12 year old boys permeate daily life to the
point that it is difficult for our youth to conceptualize healthy bodies and
sexuality; the dangers of this are abundant and increasing. Award-winning
director, Darryl Roberts, tackles the complicated answers to these questions,
revealing the treacherous effects this has on not just children, but society as
a whole.
The event will start
at 6:15 pm, followed by Q&A with writer and director Daryl Roberts. The evening will conclude with a private
reception for VIP ticketholders at gourmet restaurant, Il Davide. Tickets are $25 and VIP Tickets are $50. To participate
in our online raffle, tickets may be purchased at $5 per ticket, or 5 tickets
for $20. You may purchase tickets online
at www.beyondhunger.org/ATB2014.htm
or at the door the day of the event.
Proceeds from the
event will directly benefit Beyond Hunger which offers free and low cost
support groups and workshops for people dealing with eating disorders and body
image issues. For more information on Beyond Hunger, please visit www.beyondhunger.org.
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Beyond
Hunger is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals overcome
the obsession with food and weight and find a natural, loving and peaceful
relationship with their food, weight, and selves. We provide support groups,
workshops and education for adults and adolescents with eating disorders.
Beyond Hunger uses a non-diet approach to explore body hatred and the
psychological, cultural and spiritual issues underlying disorder eating. This
innovative and groundbreaking approach has helped thousands of people to
overcome disordered eating and to live without the obsession with food and
weight.
For more
information about Beyond Hunger, please visit www.beyondhunger.org.