Tuesday, June 3, 2014

On Life's Terms: Mothers in Recovery Another Must See At The Rochester Recovery Film Festival


The Rochester Recovery Council is proud to announce another must see documentary at this years Rochester Recovery Film Festival On Life's Terms: Mothers in Recovery. This highly acclaimed documentary has people talking everywhere.
On Life's Terms:Mothers in Recovery follows five women struggling to keep their children as they battle addict Center Point Inc. A women and children residential treatment program in San Rafel,California. Their intimate stories reveals experiences with domestic violence, prostitution and Incarceration, as they courageously step onto the path of self-sufficiency with integrity and pride.
Their three year journey is told against the backdrop of drug laws and policies affecting both the mother and child. This timely film impacts the stigma and encourages greater understanding and underlying issues about the disease of addiction and promotes  the widely needed need for substance abuse treatment vs incarceration.
This documentary film is written,produced,edited and directed by Sheila Ganz. Bringing hidden issues to light, this black belt in karate and activist for women and children everywhere. Ganz is no stranger to the film industry. A film instructor at Film Arts Foundation, Ganz also wrote two full length stage plays "Pretend it Didn't Happen" and "Leaving Joe". None of that stopped Ganz as she completed her first film documentary "Unlocking the Heart" which has shown audiences worldwide the lifelong process of adoption for adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents in same race and trans racial adoptions with illuminating historical background.

On Life's Terms:Mothers in Recovery will be shown at The Rochester Recovery Film Festival on Saturday September 13,2014 at Monroe Community College at 8:00pm.




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