Writers In Treatment and Soberlink Present: REEL Recovery Film Festival, returning to Los Angeles on October 14, 15, and 16, 2011, at the Beverly Garland Hotel Theater (4222 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA, 91602). Films screen from 10am to midnight.
Tickets are FREE by RSVP to info@reelrecoveryfilmfestival.org
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The REEL Recovery Film Festival is an exciting FREE multi-day celebration of visual media, the arts, writing and creativity, showcasing local filmmakers and experienced pros who make authentic films about addiction and recovery.
This international festival is unique in its focus on drug addiction, alcoholism and recovery. The realistic portrayal of these issues in cinema is invaluable for the honest conversation that can occur.
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Slated for screening is an eclectic lineup of contemporary and classic films, documentaries and shorts from first-time filmmakers and industry veterans. Highlights include “Death of an Addict: The Tio Hardiman Story” (2010), chronicling director Tio Hardiman’s struggle to break the cycle of intergenerational drug addiction in his family and neighborhood; “Tweeked” (2001), about two female companions whose friendship disintegrates as they careen into a methamphetamine frenzy; “Oxy-Morons” (2010), a harrowing thriller centering on the effects of Oxy-Contin addiction in a close-knit Boston community; and “Down to the Bone” (2004), starring Vera Farmiga as a wife and mother struggling to manage her secret cocaine habit.
Closing night’s special screening is “On the Bowery” director Lionel Rogosin’s 1956 classic film, a cinéma-vérité depiction of alcoholism on New York’s infamous skid row. Martin Scorcese called it “A milestone in American cinema...it’s a rare achievement.” Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. conducts an in-person Q&A after the screening.
As part of the program, several writers and directors whose films will be screened will appear to discuss their work. Director Tio Hardiman, from Chicago, will talk about his struggle with drugs and alcohol before turning his life around with help from Narcotics Anonymous in 1986. Leslie and Lindsey Glass will present their touching film, The Secret World of Recovery, a mother and daughter journey across America. “Tweeked” director Beth Dewey will appear in conversation with Nic Sheff, author of the New York Times bestselling “Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines” and “We All Fall Down: Living With Addiction.”
Produced by Writers In Treatment, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that gives scholarships to rehab and is dedicated to reducing the stigma of addiction and the anonymity of recovery.
Complete schedule online at www.reelrecoveryfilmfestival.com
The closing night gala will feature celebrity host & performer, stand-up comedian BARRY DIAMOND. Party guests will meet the filmmakers, share their stories, schmooze with no booze, and enjoy great food. Celebrate life & the joy of recovery!
Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/202055
All proceeds benefit Writers In Treatment, a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (tax ID#26-3550390).
