Fort Lauderdale Edition
NOVEMBER 2-4, 2012
Floridians for Recovery’s
REEL Recovery Film Festival
with Writers In Treatment
Hyatt Regency Bonaventure
Racquet Club Road,
Weston, FL 33326
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Co-Host Sponsors
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Friday, November 2
8:00 PM
Bill W
Bill W. (2012) 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. Directed by Dan Carracino and Kevin Hanlon. Starring Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob, Lois WIlson, Blake Evans, Ebby Thatcher. 104 minutes
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10:00 PM
Last Fast Ride
Last Fast Ride (2011) An astounding documentary about the infamous bay-area punk rock superstar, Marian Anderson. Marian survived an abusive childhood and struggled with mental illness and addiction throughout her life. Perhaps Last Fast Ride will help spread word about her talent and her challenges. She died all too young. This is her story. Directed by Lilly Scourtis Ayers. Narrated by Henry Rollins. Starring Marian Anderson, Tim Armstrong and Ginger Coyote. 86 minutes
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Saturday, November 3
10:00 AM
Real Sobriety
Real Sobriety (2012) A brutally honest group of remarkable Floridians share their intimate journey from the darkness of drug and alcohol addiction to the light of successful sobreity or do they? Directed by Jill Heinerth. 42 minutes
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11:00 AM
Hi Lillian
Hi Lillian (2012) A lonely, elderly woman enters into a symbiotic relationship with her beautiful but troubled neighbor, Claire, a downward spiraling alcoholic. Directed by Douglas Wood. 26 minutes
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11:30 AM
Bed Ridden
Bed Ridden (2009) is based on a true story chronicling the last score of a young addict and alcoholic named, Jay. He navigates through the streets of Los Angeles despite the fact a loved one hand cuffed him to his bed to stop him from using drugs. BED RIDDEN probes both the comedic and poignant sides of an addict’s obsession and its impact on the people he knows and loves. Directed by Jonathan Heap. Starring Joel Moore, Jessica Cauffiel, Janine Mitchell, and Garrett Morris. 22 minutes
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12:00 PM
Hollow
Hollow (2010) Award winning director Rob Sorrenti’s latest film ‘Hollow’, is a sensitive observation on the nature of addiction. Exploring the idea that love isn’t always enough when it comes to getting clean and the sacrifices that comes with sobriety. Alice and Marcus are in love. They keep trying and failing to get over their heroin addiction until they find out Alice is pregnant. Then… Directed by Rob Sorrenti. Starring Morven Christie, Martin McCann and Hyden Gwynne. 20 minutes
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The Things I Cannot Change
The Things I Cannot Change (2011) The lives of a recently deceased drug addict’s ex-lover and best friend unexpectedly collide in a universe of love and desire. Old grievances are aired and blame and anger threaten to obscure their grief as the two come to grips with losing the man they both loved. Directed by Chris Phillips. Starring Jason Boegh and Cory Schneider. 19 minutes
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Our Vows
Our Vows (2010) Two lovers trapped in their addictions discover the true value of loss in their final quest to quell their crack cocaine habit. How much is your love worth? “The work is so sharp and jolting that the viewer is left hungry for much, much more.” –Phil Hall, FilmThreat.com. “Harsh, disturbing…eye opening!” –Henry K. Priest, Festival Director, Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles. Produced, written by and starring David Bianchi, with Isabella Cascarano and Rene Rosado. 16 minutes
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1:00 PM
Music Videos
Jim Carroll, uncredited
This Thing Called Addiction (2012) by Santa Monica Sam
8.5 minutes
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A Tribute To Gil-Scott Heron
A Tribute To Gil Scott-Heron (2010.) In honor of the passing of the legendary Gil Scott-Heron, we are proud to present this BBC commentary/obituary, paired with a hauntingly evocative visual interpretation of Scott-Heron’s classic track, “The Bottle.” 8 minutes
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Top of the World
Top of the World (2012) is an honest and thought-provoking film about a 12-step call that comes to life. Directed by Ela Thier. Starring Pete Bradbury, Neal Hemphill, & Nabil Vinas. Written by Neal Hemphll. Produced by Christine Ness, Neal Hemphill, and Inna Braude. 13 minutes.
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Last Shot
Last Shot (2012) portrays a young heroin addicts journey to recovery. Directed Richard Davis. 35 minutes
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2:15 PM
A Feeling Within
A Feeling Within (2012) from excutive producers Sherief Moustafa and Jimmy Wahlberg. A Michael Yebba Film written and directed by Michael Yebba, starring William Lee Scott and Jamie Hector. 22 minutes
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3:00 PM
Death Of An Addict: The Tio Hardiman Story
Death Of An Addict: The Tio Hardiman Story (2010) is the brilliant and entertaining urban saga of director Tio Hardiman’s struggle to understand and break the cycle of inter-generational drug addiction in his family and neighborhood. From the late 70s to the mid 80s, Tio struggled with drugs and alcohol before turning his life around in 1986. Working the 12 Steps in Narcotics Anonymous helped him crystallize his perspective on his past, present and future. Written, directed and starring Tio Hardiman. 60 minutes
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4:30 PM
Pippa
Pippa (2012) A documentary short about Pippa who tracked down her birthmother in Ireland and spent the following ten years coming to terms of shared aspects of their lives before her own rebirth as a sober a prolific artist. Directed by Beth Nelsen. 9 minutes
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My Name Was Bette: The Life & Death of an Alcoholic (American Premiere)
My Name Was Bette: The Life & Death of an Alcoholic (American Premiere) (2012) This shocking yet tender documentary shimmers as it examines alcoholism in women tracing the development and progression of the disease in Bette VanderAkker- a nurse, wife, and mother who died of the illness in the fall of 2007. Directed by Sherri VanenAkker and Josh Hays. 60 minutes
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Conversations with Lucifer
Conversations with Lucifer (2010) is about recovering drug addict, Darby Quinn, who goes through the early stages of sobriety. Though lovely and charming at times, Darby is irritable with a fuse as short as the cigarettes she chain smokes down to the filter. She is resolved to stay clean in a twelve step program, but her cat Lucifer has other ideas. Written by and starring Shevaun Kasti. Directed by Cody Boesen. 20 minutes
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6:00 PM
Oxy-Morons
Oxy-Morons (2010) is an action-packed thriller centering on the effects of Oxy-Contin addiction in a close-knit Boston community. Director Johnny Hickey brings his seedy, economically depressed neighborhood to life and shows how drug dealing can become a necessary defense against emotional annihilation. “People who walk out from OxyMorons will be talking about it long after they have seen it. A must-see movie for all of America.” –Prescription Addiction Radio. Directed and written by Johnny Hickey. Stars Damien Di Paola, Patty Ross and Johnny Hickey. Trigger warning: scenes of explicit drug use. 107 minutes
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8:00 PM
Behind The Orange Curtain
Behind the Orange Curtain (2012) delves into the staggering epidemic of teenage Rx drug abuse deaths in one of the most affluent counties in America. Who is to blame? Dr.s? Pharmaceutical Company’s? Parents? Or Our Society? Young, privileged teenagers are dying of overdoses at record numbers in Orange County, California. This fearless documentary asks the hard questions and helps educate parents and kids. Director: Brent Huff. Starring Aisha Armer, Jodi Barber, and Geoff Blaylock. 90 minutes
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10:00 PM
Bob and the Monster
Bob and the Monster (2011) Six years in the making, this documentary follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his music and stage career, life-threatening struggle with addiction, and his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial celebrity drug counselors in the country. BOB AND THE MONSTER crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob’s past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney Love, Anthony Kiedis and Flea add texture and depth, as does Bob’s music throughout. Director: Keirdra Bahruth. With David Adelson, Steven Adler, and Eric Avery. 86 minutes
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Sunday, November 4
1:00 PM
The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough
The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough (2010) The epic story of devotion, recovery and hope. Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. It stars Winona Ryder as Lois and the extraordinary Barry Pepper portrays Bill Wilson. Not to be missed in a theatrical setting. Written by William G. Borchert and directed by John Kent Harrison. 96 minutes
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3:00 PM
Addiction Incorporated
Addiction Incorporated (2011) is based on a true story of Victor DeNoble, one of the most important and influential whistleblowers of all time. The young drug researcher is hired by a tobacco company and unexpectedly discovers the ingredients of addiction and fuels a national campaign to have it regulated. Directed by Charles Evans Jr. Starring Danny Abel, Phil Barnett and Herbert Barry III. 100 minutes
