Arts & Entertainment
Health Documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" Screening at Arts Barn
Meet the film maker, who transformed his life with the help of a juicer and healthy foods.
"A drastic problem requires a drastic solution. My steady diet of processed food in enormous quantities was clearly a problem. I had turned my back on Mother Nature. What would happen if I turned toward her at full steam?? What if I 'rebooted' my life?"
Meet Joe Cross.
He is a successful Australian entrepreneur who was "fat, sick" and "nearly dead."
No, really meet Joe Cross.
He will be available to talk to audiences at the Arts Barn in Gaithersburg on the evening of Wednesday, July 20, 2011 after the screening of his documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" at 6:30 p.m.
Cross went on a personal and film-worthy journey across the United States in an effort to "reboot" his life and take control over his weight and debilitating autoimmune illness.
His award-winning documentary recounts Cross's adventures across the United States, his encounters with Americans who were in the same boat, and in particular, a man named Phil Staples who joined him on his path to wellness.
"I committed to eat only food that was grown on trees or dug out of the ground, foods made by the sun, water and the earth. Because Iʼm an impatient man, I wanted quick results so I decided to only drink these foods for the first 60 days," writes Joe Cross in a press release about his film.
Although he enlisted the help of a doctor in devising and enacting his dietary plan, Cross realized that radical change has to come from within, and that this is a formula that can apply to anyone who seeks a different, healthier self.
"Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" is the winner of the Audience Choice Award - Documentary Sonoma International Film Festival 2010; Turning Point Award Sonoma International Film Festival 2010; and Best Documentary Feature Iowa Independent Film Festival 2010. It was also officially selected in the Landlocked Film Festival 2010; Iowa Independent Film Festival 2010; Sonoma International Film Festival 2010; and dead CENTER Film Festival 2010.
The Wednesday Arts Barn screening of the documentary film is in collaboration with Whole Foods Markets.
Tickets can be purchased at the Kentlands and Rockville Whole Foods Customer Service Booths or at the Arts Barn on the night of the showing.
Tickets purchased at the door are cash-only.
A healthy dose of resolve and a juicing machine transformed Joe Cross's life. Whole Foods Market will be raffling off a juicer at the event.
To find out more about "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," click here.
