Love Addict (American Premiere) - Reel Recovery Film Festival

Writers In treatment
Mission:
Writers In Treatment helps men and women in the writing industry suffering
from alcoholism, drug addiction and other self-destructive behaviors get treatment
for their disease. We produce free educational and cultural events that
celebrate recovery, reduce the stigma of addiction and anonymity of recovery.
Vision:
ery.
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
living clean and sober.
About Us:
ery
and the arts. W.I.T.’s primary purpose is to save lives by providing scholar-
referrals to local and national treatment providers. Our program is funded by
individual contributions and free sponsored events.
Board of Directors:
Paul Moen
Friday, September 28
Friday
3:00pm 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
3:10pm 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 intergenerational 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 IN PERSON: Tio Hardiman
5:15pm Opening Night Reception
sponsor, PHOENIX HOUSE, for a coffee and biscotti reception at
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso Cafe-down the street from the Quad Cinema
at 13th St. and 6th Ave. We happily invite you to the Segafredo
7:00pm On the Bowery
Bowery” is the extraordinary cinema verite depiction of alcoholism on New
achievement.”—Martin Scorsese. “There’s both surprising redemption and a
stone-cold reality check at the end of this woozy-view slice of gutter life.”—
65 minutes
IN PERSON: Robert Downey Sr.
9:00pm Oxy-Morons
(2010) is an action-packed thriller centering on the effects of Oxy-Contin
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
107
minutes IN PERSON: Director, Johnny Hickey

Saturday
2:00pm
September 29
Shorts on a Saturday Afternoon
Club Soda
Carafotes. 23 minutes IN PERSON: Paul Carafotes and Michael Rispoli
2:45pm Panel discussion will follow after this collection of shorts
Unwasted
Unwasted (2011) Animated Short based on the award winning book, Sasha Z. Scoblic.
Produced and directed Zachary and Adam Zimmerman. 3 minutes
My Name is Al
14 minutes IN PERSON: Kristin Alexander
Music Videos
8 minutes
Comic Freedom
(2012) explores a program teaching the incarcerated the use of humor in letter writing. Which pris-
9 minutes IN PERSON: Perry Gaidurgis
Pippa
2012) A documentary short about Pippa, a young artist who tracked down her birthmother in
Ireland and spent the following ten years coming to terms with shared aspects of their lives
. 9 minutes
Crooked Beauty
mara’s
transformative journey from childhood abuse to psychiatric ward inpatient to pioneering
mental health advocate. Surviving trauma from an alcoholic mother, battling her own substance
thal.
30 minutes
75 Years: One Day At A Time-AA Anniversary
15 minutes
Saturday Cont.
Hollow
(2010) is a sensitive observation on the nature of addiction. Exploring the idea that love isn’t
and Marcus are in love. They keep trying and failing to get over their heroin addiction until they
and Hyden Gwynne. 20 minutes.
The Things I Cannot Change
Change (2011) The lives of a recently deceased drug addict’s ex-lover and best friend unexpect-
19 minutes IN PERSON: Director, Chris Phillips
Hi Lillian
(2012) a lonely, elderly woman enters into a symbiotic relationship with her beautiful but troubled
26 minutes
No Alcohol-No Risk
(2012) Faced with the fact that she could be seriously harming the health of her unborn baby, Melissa
is forced to face up to the risks of drinking alcohol whilst pregnant. A fast paced UK documentary
26 minutes IN PERSON: Luke Bradford
6:00pm Let’s Get Lost (1989) We have to be grateful to
always wanted to be. Unfortunately for some, using heroin was part of
that scene. We see the handsome and beautiful Baker in California and
Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell
(for drug possession). And, we see the pre-maturely ravaged Baker,
120 minutes
IN PERSON: “Thick As Thieves” author, Steve Geng
9:15pm 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 ill-
help spread word about her talent and her challenges. She died all too
86 minutes IN PERSON: Director, Lilly Scourtis Ayers, associate
producer and star, Danielle Bernal with Lolly Anderson Holloway

Sunday September 30
1:00pm Love Addict (American Premiere)
love? Through the personal stories of love addicts and the people around
them, this documentary explores the nature of love addiction through the
Starring Eliza Bichmann and Sarah Agor. 82 minutes
IN PERSON: Director Pernille Rose Gronkjaer
3:00pm Lipstick and Liquor (American Premiere)
from a minor car accident, leaving behind her eight-year old daughter and an
is she? A tantalizing mystery unfolds before your eyes. The documentary
5:00pm 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
60 minutes IN PERSON: Sherri VanenAkker
6:30pm Dr. Gabor Maté’s Who We Are When We
Are Not Addicted: The Possible Human
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Maté exhibits unwaivering faith in the individual’s ability to transcend
59 minutes IN PERSON: Dr. Gabor Maté
9:00pm Ciao! Manhattan 40th Anniversary
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Edie’s glory days, her inevitable downfall and the devastating addiction
91 minutes
October 1
MONDAY
1:00pm The Process – A Documentary
on Addiction, Trauma, and Recovery
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70 minutes
IN PERSON: Tian Dayton
3:00pm No Kidding, Me Too!
tary
exploring the devastating effects of mental illness, and the stigma that
researchers working towards a cure for such maladies as clinical depression
75 minutes IN PERSON: Joey
Pantoliano, introduced by Tian Dayton
California Dreaming...on such a winters day
5:00pm Less Than Zero (25th Anniversary)
(1987) George Carlin was once asked how cocaine made you feel, and he
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side
out and paints a portrait of drug addiction that is all the more harrowing
because it takes place in the Beverly Hills fast lane, in a world of wealth, sex,
98 minutes
7:00pm Behind the Orange Curtain
Pharmaceutical companies? Parents? Or our American dream based society?
Young, privileged teenagers are dying of overdoses at record numbers
in Orange County, California. This fearless documentary asks the hard ques-
90 minutes IN PERSON: Executive
producers Natalie Costa, Jamison Monroe, and Barbara Konney.
9:15pm Bob and the Monster
(2011) This documentary follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest,
through his music and stage career, life-threatening addictions, and his
drug counselors in the country. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney
Eric Avery. 86 minutes IN PERSON: Bob Forrest

Tuesday October 2
1:00pm 66 Months
(2011) Witness the extraordinarily destructive results of an untreated
alcoholic in this brutally honest and astounding chronicle of two men in
love. Fragile and abandoned, Nigel lived under the radar of England’s
social services for 66 months. In a hostile environment, Nigel came to
of the dreaming spires of Oxford. And so began their troubling, disturbing
illness, co-dependency, alcoholism, and obsessive love with a shot glass of
82 minutes
3:00pm Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth
in a Pepto Bismal-pink dingbat apartment at 237 Steiner. Audio taped by
the neighbors upstairs, these two grievously alcoholic middle-aged men
75 minutes
In loving memory of GLENN SHADIX (1952-2010)
4:30pm The Meaning of Filo
an alcoholic in the late stages of addiction. Based on a series of dreams
and scenes, each representing a facet of his inner self, Bob moves deeper
53 minutes
5:45pm Demons and Angels
A documentary full length feature. One of the theater world’s most unique
performed for 20 years on stage, homeless shelters, prisons and other
non-traditional venues. Most of the performers in these vignettes that deal
addicts themselves.This documentary about the play is the brainchild of
Tisch School of the Arts. Karl produced and directed this moving and excit-
Barodsh. IN PERSON: Karl Bardosh, Robert Lobue and company
Tuesday Cont.
8:30pm
Pat Dixon’s
COMEDY INTERVENTION
with support from Southworth Intervention Services
evening of comedy and mirth. Come laugh your face off with some of the
funniest men and women in New York’s sensational comedy scene.
Owen Bowness - Robert Kelly - Rich Brooks - Surprise Guests
Admission: $25
Advanced Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets
$35 at the Door

Wednesday October 3
1:00pm Addiction, Recovery, and Yoga
2009) is a feature documentary about people who have used yoga as part
of their journey in recovery going from serious addiction problems to new
lives of wellbeing and emotional stability. “Insightful and revealing. A truly
85 minutes
IN PERSON: Lindsey Clennell and friends
3:00pm Shame
(2011) In New York City, Brandon’s carefully cultivated private life -- which allows
him to indulge his sexual addiction -- is disrupted when his sister Sissy
depths of sexual addiction as fearlessly as British director Steve McQueen
has in Shame. Seeming to unfold in perpetual night, the New York-shot production
treats the city not just as a seductive backdrop but as an incubator
Starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. 101 mintues
5:00pm IT/LL BE BETTER TOMORROW
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great American novelist, overcoming tuberculosis, drug addiction and be-
79 minutes
8:00pm Hazelden presents, “CHASING the
MUSE...stone cold sober”
Host: William Cope Moyers, journalist, recovery advocate, and author of
Writers In Treatment and Hazelden have come together to offer an honest
dialogue among some of New York’s most creative professionals who
have been impacted by drugs and alcohol. While the panelists have endured
personal struggles, they’ve also enjoyed successful careers. Event
attendees will learn more about the panelists’ individual stories, what
they’ve done to overcome addiction, how the battle has impacted their
careers and advice for those in the audience facing the same struggles.
David
Carr, publishing legend Maer Roshan,
com, Sacha Z. ScoblicMaia
Szalavitz, journalist obsessed with neuroscience, addiction, love, and
pretty much everything related to brain function.
See Panel Guests on Following Page --->
Wednesday Cont.
8:00pm
David Carr
Maer Roshan
William Moyers
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Mai Szalavitz

ThursdayOctober 5
1:00pm Pass it On
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if you’re in an old time recovery meeting with the beloved co-founders of
Alcoholics Anonymous as the guest speakers. They tell their stories and
dramatize key events such as their legendary drinking sprees and the
entertaining performance, one leaves the theater thirsting for me.”Nick
2:30pm Honoring Jason Robards Jr.
The Iceman Cometh.The Iceman Cometh is set in Harry Hope’s decid-
Eugene O’Neil’s most transcendent play. 30 minutes This presentation
made possible by Caron New York. INVITED GUEST: Jake Robards
4:00PM Bill W.
(2012) tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics
“100 Persons of the 20th Century.” Interviews, recreations, and rare archival
material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death, found a
way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others
IN PERSON: Director, Kevin Hanlon
6:00PM Unguarded
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addiction eventually destroyed his career and almost his life. With the
support of his wife and family, Herren struggles to conquer his demons
77 minutes
IN PERSON: Chris Herren and Jonathan Hock
Thursday Cont.
8:30pm
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
REEL Recovery FILM FESTIVAL
with support from Gosnold on Cape Cod
Our very special host for this evening is veteran news anchor Laurie Dhue. She is a New
Chris Herren.
therapists, 12 steppers, audience members, friends and family.
Writers In Treatment will be presenting this year’s Voice of Recovery Media Award to
Bruce Huberman and his Philadelphia based 12-Step Gazette for journalistic excellence
and publishing a great paper for the recovering community.
Performing, also from Philly is Laura C.
talk, heated conversations, with lots of love and laughter too.
Laura C. Chris Herren Luarie Dhue

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tion
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