DVD Slipdream VERY RARE Mint Copy Still Sealed 2005 Marc Grant
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(2005) In this experimental update of Jack and the Beanstalk, a streetwise pot dealer is catapulted on a mystical adventure when he trades his father’s gold watch for a pair of psychotropic seeds. Based on the classic fable Jack and the Beanstalk, Slipdream follows a streetwise drug dealer caught in a struggle between self-discovery and self-destruction. When Jack trades his father's gold watch for a pair of mysterious seeds, he unleashes psychic forces that lead him to Maya, a beautiful but tormented violinist under the sadistic care of a pill-pushing psychiatrist. In his attempts to rescue her, Jack chases ever-elusive highs as he flees the descending monsters of his mind. Using cinematic devices that recall Chris Marker's La Jetée and the guerrilla-style filmmaking of David Lynch's Eraserhead, Slipdream employs a bold mix of experimental techniques including 35mm motion film, thousands of still photographs, digital video, and animation. With a soundscape of internal stream-of-consciousness voices set to an original musical score, this film puts the viewer directly in the protagonist's pulsing mind. Filmed entirely on location in contemporary Los Angeles, Slipdream is an homage to the city's enigmatic landscape of ever-evolving streets, eclectic architecture, and anthropomorphic foliage.
Director Marc Grant. 85 minutes
Writers In Treatment
2015 REEL Recovery Film Festivals
Mission
Writers In Treatment helps individuals suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction and other self-destructive
behaviors get treatment for their disease. We produce educational and cultural events that celebrate
recovery, reduce the stigma of addiction and the anonymity of recovery.
Vision
Rebuilding one’s life need not be a solitary effort. Our vision is to provide the treatment and support
individuals need to take their first step toward recovery. We believe it’s important for people in recovery
and those on the cusp, to have entertaining and culturally stimulating events that inspire enthusiasm for
clean and sober living.
About Us
Writers In Treatment is an organization grounded in recovery and the arts. W.I.T.’s primary purpose is to
save lives by providing scholarships for treatment, as the best first-step solution for addiction. We also
offer referrals to local and national treatment providers. Our program is funded by individual contributions
and sponsored events.
Board of Directors:
Leonard Buschel Founder, Chairman
Robert Downey Sr. Vice Chairman
Travis Koplow, Ph.D. Secretary
Glenn W. P. Major Treasurer
Paul Moen
Darren Kavinoky
Denver May 29-31, 2015 Denver Film Society Denver, CO
San Francisco June 11-14, 2015 New People’s Cinema San Francisco, CA
Houston Sept. 25-27, 2015 Sundance Cinema Houston, TX
New York Oct. 16-21, 2015 Cinema Village New York, NY
Los Angeles Oct. 23-29, 2015 Laemmle NoHo Los Angeles, CA
Ft. Lauderdale Nov. 6-8, 2015 Gateway Cinema Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Las Vegas 2016 TBA Las Vegas, NV
REEL Recovery Film Festival - 2015
Founder and Director: Leonard Buschel
Associate Producers: Alexandra Brell, Allyson Weinhold
Design: Chris Lukather
www.writersintreatment.org
P.O Box 1745, Studio City, CA 91614 • (818) 762-0461
www.reelrecoveryfilmfestival.com
Schedule subject to change
1pm Bill W.
(2012) Bill W. tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics
Anonymous with Dr. Bob Smith. Bill W. was included in TIME Magazine’s “100
Persons of the 20th Century.” Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material
reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found
a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to
follow. Directors Dan Carracino and Kevin Hanlon. Starring Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob,
Lois Wilson, Ebby Thatcher. 104 Minutes
IN PERSON: Director Dan Carracino
3pm Royal Hangover
(2014) UNITED KINGDOM A relevant portrait of a nation and its love of the drink.
Critically acclaimed independent filmmaker and accomplished
non-drinker, Arthur Cauty, serves up a documentary fireball, in equal parts
shocking, hilarious, sympathetic and thought provoking; a film we can all toast to.
Featuring Russell Brand. Director Arthur Cauty. 101 minutes
5:00-6:30pm Evening Shorts
Family Unit
(2015) A female inmate receives her husband for a 3-day conjugal visit on prison
grounds. She soon discovers that her husband unknowingly brought contraband
into the prison. This leads to a fracture in their relationship, which they
desperately try to repair before the end of their visit. Director Zach Marion.
15 minutes
Grace
(2015) Janice will face her high powered ex-husband in family court for the
custody of their daughter. Staying clean is her priority but her unaccommodating
boss stands in the way of Janice trying to do right. She has to face her demons of
addiction and the possibility of losing custody of her daughter. Starring Marisa
Vitali. Director Chris Ordal. 15 minutes
Reset
(2015) Rylee, a mixed-race teen descends into drug addiction while struggling
with her difficult childhood. After entering treatment at a rehab facility, working
through issues of identity both physical and emotional, Rylee learns recovery is a
life-long process that holds no guarantees. Exploring the effects of addiction on
family, Maya, Rylee’s South Asian mother, struggles to understand Rylee’s disease
while coping with her own family history of substance abuse. Director Arun Vir.
30 Minutes
IN PERSON: Director Arun Vir
7pm How I Got Over
HOW I GOT OVER follows 15 formerly homeless and/or incarcerated womennow living in N Street Village, a community for addiction recovery- as they craft
an original play, based on their harrowing true-life stories. As observers of their
creative process to the rehearsals for their Kennedy Center performance, we bear
witness to their transformations from victim to artist, and to the performing arts’
capacity to heal trauma, create connection, and start a conversation. Director
Nicole Boxer. 87 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Nicole Boxer
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
23
Schedule subject to change
1:00 pm Shorts on a Saturday Afternoon
Higher Power
Music video. Director Mark Rosella. 4 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Mark Rosella
Take Care
(2014) In this dramatic short, a young girl comes of age sooner than she should
as she watches her mother cope with her tough life by drinking. Director Danielle
Dunnigan. 10 minutes
Good Words
(2014) This short and poignant film traces the story of Elizabeth, a gifted and highly
qualified candidate attending a job interview. All appears to be going well until the
conversation turns towards the subject of mental illness. Director Robby Reis.
10 minutes
Christmas Carol
(2015) Carol lives on the streets of Liverpool. It’s two days before Christmas and
we find her struggling with her addictions and homelessness. She finds a discarded
Santa outfit and Carol’s life changes. This film explores the possibility that
sometimes we are what we wear and what we wear is key to how we are perceived
and treated by others. Director Damien Ward. United Kingdom. 11 minutes
Redemption 101
(2014) Thalia abuses drugs and has resorted to prostitution to support the habit
that she began as a teen. Thalia enters a sober house for women to get clean.
She’s in a women’s sober house and has four days clean when reality strikes. She
is faced with losing custody of her infant daughter. Director Sebastian Rothwyn.
40 minutes
3:00 pm Lambert & Stamp
(2014) Aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to find a subject
for their underground movie, one that will reflect the way it feels to be young and
dissatisfied in postwar London. The duo finally discover a band called the High Numbers
with that perfect rebellious restlessness. Abandoning their plans to make a film, they
instead decide to mentor and manage this group, later called, The Who. The result was
rock ‘n’ roll history. Director James D. Cooper. 117 minutes
IN PERSON: Jean Campbell LCSW, TEP, and guests
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
24
www.REELRecoveryFilmFestival.org
Schedule subject to change
6pm Slipdream
Special 10th Anniversary Screening
(2005) In this experimental update of Jack and the Beanstalk, a streetwise pot
dealer is catapulted on a mystical adventure when he trades his father’s gold
watch for a pair of psychotropic seeds. Director Marc Grant. 85 minutes
IN PERSON: Producer Sam Siegel and cast members
8pm Amy
(2015) AMAZING FIILM rom BAFTA Award-winning director Asif Kapadia (Senna),
AMY tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse - in her
own words. Featuring extensive unseen archival footage and previously unheard
tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on our culture and
the world we live in today. Director Asif Kapadia. 128 minutes
Experience
Strength and {Hope Award {
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA
Previous Honorees:
Christopher Kennedy Lawford • Lou Gossett Jr.
Buzz Aldrin • Duran Duran’s John Taylor
Carrie White • Joe Pantoliano
Previous Participants:
Danny Trejo, Tony Denison, Robert Downey, Jr., Ione Skye,
Bobcat Goldthwait, Joanna Cassidy, Alonzo Bodden
Our 2016 Honoree
Mackenzie Phillips
for her book, High on Arrival
Host, Ed Begley, Jr.
Special Guests to be announced
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
24
CALL FOR TICKETS:
310-762-0461
Schedule subject to change
1pm Come Back Jeetu
(2015) Filmed in India, Director Jaswant Singh Mintu made this exotic film in
dedication of those innocent girls, daughters, sisters, and mothers who are being
“compelled to walk on the razor’s edge and burning flames of drug addiction
through no fault of their own. Director Jaswant Singh Mintu. 147 minutess
4:30pm Girl on the Edge
(2014) A powerful, true story about the journey of a troubled teenage girl
who finds healing in the most unlikely of places, and who must choose to
either invest in her own recovery or succumb to the trauma of her past.
Starring Taylor Spreitler, Gil Bellows, Peter Coyote and Mackenzie Phillips.
Director Jay Silverman. 105 Minutess
IN PERSON: Director Jay Silverman and guests
7:00pm Evening Shorts
Veterans Affairs
(2013) Known best for his viral, controversial documentaries made while serving
as a Marine during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In Veterans Affairs, Kenneth Anderson
pours his own experiences into this short that sees a veteran struggling when he
returns to the States. Director Kenneth Anderson. 14 minutes
Conversation With a Cigarette
(2014) A cat-and-mouse game ensues between a man and his greatest enemy, an
addiction that has a stranglehold on the man. Can he break free? Director Russell
Brown. 18 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Russell Brown
Recovery
(2013) Recovery follows a retired boxer with a troubled past as he considers
whether to train a young, ambitious Mixed Martial Arts fighter who comes armed
with a message to the old boxer. Director Robert Waters. 8 minutes
Lapse
(2012) A broken man goes through a single day of his life, reliving the dark
turns that brought him to his substance riddled present. A dark, jarring opening
quickly descends into a long dark night of the soul for one man who must face
his demons and if he can, return to the light. Director Anthony Salerno.
30 minutes
8:15pm AS I AM: The LIfe and Times of DJ AM
(2015) AS I AM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DJ AM covers the late, great mash-up
pioneer’s entire life from seed to sorrow: his meteoric rise to become the first
million dollar DJ in the U.S., his storied personal life including a long-running
struggle with addiction, titanic efforts to help others in recovery, his tabloid
romances as well as his survival from a fiery plane crash with Blink 182 drummer
Travis Barker, which is all a lead-up to his controversial and untimely death in 2009.
Director Kevin Kerslake. 97 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Kevin Kerslake
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
25
Schedule subject to change
1pm An American Epidemic
(2015) From the Director of, “Kids Are Dying” comes a ‘talking-head’
documentary film that took one state’s problem to a national level. “An
American Epidemic” grew out of a New Jersey project exposing the opioid
and heroin epidemic and uncovers the far-reaching effects of America’s most
serious public social health crisis through the eyes of parents, siblings and
recovering addicts. Director Michael Deleon. 90 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Michael DeLeon
3pm The Other Side of Cannabis:
Negative Effects of Marijuana On Our Youth
(2015) We warn our youth about alcohol and prescription and illegal drugs,
yet, our kids believe marijuana is safe and natural with no health risks. This
documentary tells the stories of individuals of all ages, as well as interviews
with top researchers across the United States who elaborate on the effects of
marijuana facing our adolescents, teenagers and young adults, all with stilldeveloping brains. Director Jody Belsher. 72 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Jody Belsher
5pm Archie’s Final Project
(2011) Archie Williams is a 17-year old media geek who has suddenly found
himself the most talked-about kid in school. He has announced that he’s going
to kill himself- on camera- for a class project. His classmates, parents, the most
beautiful girl in school, and a “Shady Bunch” of shrinks, doctors, pill-pushers,
and counselors descend on Archie. Some are hoping to save him, some want to
imitate him, others try to push him over the brink. Director David Lee Miller.
110 minutes.
IN PERSON: Special guests
8pm Straight Outta Tompkins
(2015) A forlorn teenager’s life spirals out of control in New York City. He
transforms from a troubled kid to an accidental addict after mistaking the
welcoming embrace of a Lower East Side drug dealer for the love of family.
Offering a humorous take on the absurdity of the junkie lifestyle, STRAIGHT
OUTTA TOMPKINS also presents a fearlessly honest portrayal of the violence
and danger that come with teen drug use. Director Zephyr Benson. 92minutes
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
26
www.REELRecoveryFilmFestival.org
1pm Sobering Thoughts:
Three Mothers’ Stories of Addiction
(2015) This documentary that tells the story of three mothers who used drugs
and alcohol during their pregnancy. Drinking and using while pregnant is an
unfortunate reality that many women face alone, this film highlights women
who have walked through this very painful experience giving a voice to healing,
focusing on recovery, relapse, motherhood and spirituality. Director Kristen
Bornhorst. 25 minutes
28 Days – Special 15th Anniversary Screening
(2000) After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister’s
wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center.
She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the
treatment programs, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction. The
path to recovery will not be easy, and success will not be guaranteed or even
likely, but she is now willing to give it a try. Starring Sandra Bullock, Viggo
Mortensen, Steve Buscemi. Director Betty Thomas. 103 Minutes
SPONSORED BY NEW DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN
4pm The Courage to Love
(2014) The Courage to Love is a personal documentary about sexual addiction
from the perspective of four people who share their stories of addiction and
recovery. The film looks into each of their pasts to see what contributing
factors led to their addiction and looks at the variety of behaviors in which they
acted out sexually. Each person talks about the treatment that helped them
to overcome their sexual addiction so they could experience love and intimate
relationships for the first time. Director Paul Ginnochio. 57 Minutes
IN PERSON: Paul Ginnochio, MFT
6pm Voices
(2014) The award-winning documentary, Voices, features the stark and intimate
portraits of three very different individuals and their struggle with severe mental
illness in America. The stories of Sharon, Thomas and Aaron illuminate the
challenges, realities, and complex emotions and choices that surround people
with psychotic mental illness and those who love them. Director Hiroshi Hara
and Gary Tsai. 56 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Dr. Gary Tsai
8pm AfterParty Magazine
Story Telling Time
SPECIAL EVENT
The women of AfterParty Chat tell poignant and often hilarious stories about their
experiences RE: Sex and Sobriety. You won’t want to miss this! Starring Anna David,
Danielle Stewart, and some surprised guests.
Schedule subject to change
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
27
Schedule subject to change
1pm Afternoon Shorts
Released
(2014) This first-time filmmaker’s documentary short exposes dark familial
secrets, a broken mental health system and the triumph of the human will over
tragedy, trauma and self harm. Released casts an unflinching eye and lands a
stinging blow against abusive authoritarians, stigma and insensitivity. Director
Susan Spangenberg. 28 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Susan Spangenberg
Teaser
(2015) Teaser is an avant-garde style film about a young gay man’s struggle with
drug abuse and his revulsion or inability to deal with the fact that he is gay thanks
negative messages from the media. This young man falls into the world of drugs as
a way to es-cape or even forget who he is. The problem is no matter how hard or
how often you try to escape yourself, you can’t. Director Adam Jones. 8 minutes.
IN PERSON: Director Adam Jones
SLLiP
(2015) Based on true events, SLLiP is a heartfelt yet disturbing look into the life of a
hard-working, blue collar, family man, who is injured at work and is prescribed pain
medication. What should have been benign pain treatment has become a painful
addiction-one that could destroy what he cherishes most – his beautiful wife and
his treasured baby girl. Original score. Director Rob Lewis. 13 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Rob Lewis
Methe
(2015) After what should have been an ordinary night out with his wife, a man
struggles to keep his life on track despite his wife’s denial of anything that is wrong
with their lives. Director Ron Trejo. 16 minutes
The 12th Step
(2015) A man searching for “something” enters an AA meeting. Watch what
happens next. Director Josh Auter. 8 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Josh Auter
Exit Road
(2014) Dane thought he left his personal demons and his drug addiction in the
prison cell where he did his time. But his first day as a free man challenges not
only his promise to go clean, but his very survival. Dane’s neighborhood does not
welcome him back with open arms and an uncertain future lurks on every corner.
Director Yuri Alves. 13 minutes
IN PERSON: Yuri Alves
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
28
4pm Kansas St.
(2015) In an attempt to escape her dark past, Dorsey Jones runs deeper into a
darker future until she is forced to face herself and heal the wounds of childhood.
Filmed in Los Angeles. Director Norris Young. 92 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Norris Young
6:30pm Susan Whigham
Susan Whigham is a student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco
studying Motion Picture and Television directing. Her films have appeared in over a
dozen film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. The REEL Recovery Film Festival
is proud to showcase four of her shorts that embrace the destruction of addiction
and the hope and light of recovery: Cling, The Danger in Happiness, Her Undying,
Self in Silence and Solitude. Director Susan Whigham. 25 minutes
Deal With It
(2015) Shamira Raphaëla lives a seemingly successful life as a documentary film
director. But her reality is that her father and brother, who are both in and out of
jail. Her dad Pempy, has used heroine and crack for more than thirty years, and
has a long criminal record. Her brother Andy, is following in his fathers’ footsteps.
A extraordinarily raw and personal film about destructive family patterns and
unconditional love. This film seems to prove addiction is not a disease. Director
Shamira Raphaela. 58 minutes In Dutch with English Subtitles
8:30pm Imperfect Sky – Los Angeles Premiere
(2015) Torn apart during adolescence, estranged brothers reunite. The
younger, a 16-year old on the fast track to college with his entire life ahead of
him. The older, a 21-year old heroin addict and street hustler who’s settled for
rock bottom. Starring Blake Scott Lewis and Sam Lucas Smith. Director Graham
Streeter. 25 minutes
IN PERSON: Graham Streeter, Producer Alex Lebosq, Blake
Scott Lewis, Sam Lucas Smith and all cast members
Schedule subject to change
www.REELRecoveryFilmFestival.org
TICKETS $10.00 AT THE DOOR
OCT.
28
1pm Big Sur
(2013) Sudden fame and a self-destructive lifestyle were taking a toll on Jack
Kerouac following the unparalleled success of his groundbreaking novel, On The
Road. Once a hero of the Beat Generation, Kerouac now sees only a vestige of his
former self, ravaged by alcohol and drugs. Kerouac leaves New York for California,
on a quest for redemption in Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s isolated Big Sur cabin.
What ensues in those fateful three weeks in August, 1960, is both terrifying and
revelatory. Director Michael Polish. 81 Minutes
3pm Under the Volcano
(1984) Based on the extaordinary, groundbreaking novel (1947) by Malcolm
Lowry. Geoffrey Firmin is a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and
obscurity in a small southern Mexican town. The Consul’s self-destructive
behavior is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic halfbrother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne. Starring Albert Finney and Jacqueline
Bisset. Director John Huston. 112 minutes
5:15pm Time’s Up
(2012) A film by Lance Juracka about two generations of a family dealing with
alcohol addiction. The film was made when Lance was a film student at NYU. And
12 years later he died from alcohol addiction. Nancy Juracka, Lance’s mother,
wants to use to film to help other families that are struggling with this dreaded
disease. Director Lance Juracka. 17 minutes
IN PERSON: Lance’s mother, Nancy Juracka
Reaching Out
(2015) This documentary takes a close look at the desperate phone call an addict
makes for help. It’s the first step. Those on the receiving end of that call will do
anything to be of service and try to hang on to the soul that reaches out to them.
Director Matt Heckathorn. 34 Minutes
7:30pm SPECIAL CLOSING NIGHT EVENT
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“SAY EVERYTHING”
DR. GABOR MATÉ In Conversation with IONE SKYE
A freewheeling discussion about addiction, modern culture, behavioral disorders,
preventative health care techniques, Amy Schumer, the Beatles, classical music, safe
injection sites, the therapeutic value of pets, literature, films, Rumi and Recovery.
Reserved seats available to private reception/buffet
immediately after “SAY EVERYTHING”
In Conversation 7:30 – 8:45pm
Buffet 9:00 – 10:00
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Reserved seats and reception / buffet $65
Schedule subject to change
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OCT.
29
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