The Healing Years
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Film Overview

View Official Website	Release Date: 2004-01-01 Running Time: 5:02 Content Rating: PG14 (Parental Guidance)	DVD Region: All Regions Media Format: NTSC-DVD Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Audio Language(s): English
Genres: Health >> Sexual Health :: Health >> The Body :: Health >> Mental Illness :: Health >> Substance Abuse

Synopsis

"This powerhouse of a film profiles three strong, vibrant survivors who convincingly tell us that we must take back our lives." =--Laura Davis, Co Author, The Courage to Heal

"This document does the most difficult, almost impossible feat; it admits the sick and cruel past. In doing so, it becomes therapy for a healthful future. This is an exhibition of abundant courage and great heart".--Maya Angelou

Featured, former Miss America, Marilyn Van Derbur and her nationwide work as survivor activist; Janice Mirikitani, President of San Francisco's renowned Glide Memorial Church as she helps inner-city women alcoholics and addicts (90% in recovery were sexually abused as children) transform the cycle of incest and addiction; and Barbara Hamilton, a 79-year old survivor ending three generations of incest in her family

Artfully produced, The Healing Years illustrates these poignant and powerful stories through interviews, intimate moments with supportive family members, home movies, counseling groups and footage of their work as activists.

Crew

Producer: Kathy Barbini | bio
Kathy Barbini, founder of Big Voice Pictures, and producer/director, is an independent documentary and television producer focusing on social issues. She has worked on award-winning programs for Discovery Channel, Lifetime Television, ABC and NBC network news, HBO, MTV Networks and on national political media campaigns. Her independent films have been funded by leading foundations and distributed internationally. She is producer/director of Big Voice Pictures’ new film, Boys and Men Healing, produced in association with The International Documentary Association. Ms. Barbini's independent documentary, The Healing Years, became an acclaimed film in the field of women’s issues and child sprevention, and has been utilized for training and education in thousands of organizations internationally. The film has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, screened in international film festivals and leading conferences and endorsed by leaders in the field. Lifetime Television and The Times Square Project awarded her with recognition for helping end violence against women. Her films illustrate her commitment to bringing hope to challenging issues. Additional projects produced by Ms. Barbini include: The Discovery Channel's multi-award winning educational documentary series Assignment Discovery, an ACE-Award nominated special for MTV Networks about celebrities who donate their time to social causes, and co-producer on a prime-time Presidential election-eve special broadcast on ABC, NBC and CBS. Additionally, she was Project Director for HBO's national for screening tour of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam, organizing national screenings and fundraising to benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America.

Accolades

Festivals

Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival
American Psychological Association's Film Festival
Women Make Waves Film Festival

Press Reviews

Maya Angelou | show/hide snippet
"This document does the most difficult, almost impossible feat; it admits the sick and cruel past. In doing so, it becomes therapy for a healthful future. This is an exhibition of abundant courage and great heart.
Laura Davis, co-author, The Courage to Heal | show/hide snippet
"This powerhouse of a film profiles three strong, vibrant survivors who convincingly tell us that we must take back our lives."
National Program Director, Childhelp USA | show/hide snippet
"The Healing Years takes the shame and betrayal from child sexual abuse and turns this trauma into a message of hope, healing and empowerment."
Library Journal | show/hide snippet
This excellent documentary shows that child sexual abuse survivors can empower themselves with help from professionals. Highly recommended for child abuse and domestic violence professionals, therapists, and teachers."