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BURIED ABOVE GROUND
A Documentary Film About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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BURIED ABOVE GROUND receives a prestigious SAMHSA VOICE Award
We are so very proud to be a recipient of SAMHSA’s VOICE Award for Documentary Film in 2016.
In its 11th year, the Voice Awards program recognizes leaders in the TV and film industry and behavioral health community who work to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders.
*All Photo Credits to Jon Didier Photo, LA/2016 Voice Awards
Held at UCLA’s Royce Hall in front of an audience of over 800 people, the program featured opening video remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama, a welcome address by SAMHSA host Tom Hill, and MC duties by Dr. Mehmet Oz.
This year, the event highlighted the theme “Strengthening Families through Hope and Help” and put a spotlight the invaluable role family members can and do have in all aspects of prevention, treatment, and recovery.
In accepting our award from writer Roger Wolfson, director Ben Selkow spoke about the necessity for a fluid and dynamic definition of “family.” In our film, recovery for Luis, Ashley and Erundina comes from non-traditional definitions of family. A beloved service dog named “Tuesday” becomes the trusted mainstay for Iraq War veteran, former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván. For Erundina, a child abuse and domestic violence survivor, her sister plays a critical role in her recovery, but it is a new family she makes at a recovery center that help her find a path to sobriety. And for Ashley, a fifth generation New Orleanian and survivor of Hurricane Katrina, it is rejoining her New Orleans community of sisters and brothers while building a new home with her husband that help her find solace.
The evening moved along swiftly and a really diverse range of advocates, writers, producers, filmmakers, actors and consumers were acknowledged. There was so much passion and humility in the room, along with an unsaid understanding between everyone -- whether coming from the point of view of someone with a lived experience, a family member, or a film/tv creator, a compassion and warmth radiated throughout Royce Hall.
Several films, including Paul Dalio’s Touched with Fire and Glenn Holsten’s Hollywood Beauty Salon played with us as part of the Mental Health America Film Festival in June 2016.
Other films and television productions were honored, such as the brilliant Love & Mercy about Beach Boy Brian Wilson, Being Charlie directed by Rob Reiner and written by his son Nick Reiner, The Dark Horse with Cliff Curtis, Blue Bloods, Empire, Madam Secretary, Mom, Nashville, and The Carmichael Show.
Actors/Advocates Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard were given a SAMHSA Special Recognition Award, as were the Jackson-Brown Family, and the Reiner Family.
The Staglin Family received a Lifetime Achievement Award for their commitment to mental health philanthropy and research.
Sheldon Hill, a youth mentor and community organizer in Detroit received The Consumer/Peer/Family Leadership Award and had inspiring and beautiful words to share with the rapt audience. Tiffany Hunsely, Ted Streuli, Julie Mangers and the incomparable Sally Zinman received this award, as well. Joshua Calarino received the Young Adult Leadership Award.
Here’s a partial visual walk through some of the programs and personalities who were honored or spoke that night:
Prince Harry of the Royal Family
Hollywood and Glenn Holsten, director of Hollywood Beauty Salon
Sheldon Hill, Consumer/Peer/Family Leadership Award Winner
Willie Hunter, writer for The Carmichael Show
Director Rob Reiner, writer Nick Reiner, writer Matt Elisofon, and producer Johnson Chan of Being Charlie
Director Ben Selkow and writer Roger Wolfson
**LAST WEEK OF FREE STREAMING** Watch BURIED ABOVE GROUND on PBS & World Channel.
Stream the full film at bit.ly/BAG_PBS & bit.ly/BAG_World until August 27th
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National Broadcast, #TalkPTSD TweetChat & Online Streaming on PBS.org through Aug. 27th
There is so much to celebrate here with the BURIED ABOVE GROUND team!
NATIONAL BROADCAST ON AMERICA REFRAMED (PBS)
BURIED ABOVE GROUND premiered on national public television on PBS’s World Channel for the America ReFramed series on Tuesday, June 28th during PTSD Awareness Month. We are very grateful to our broadcasting partner to help us bring this important film into the homes of millions of Americans.
ONLINE STREAMING ANNOUNCEMENT
We are thrilled to announce the full film of BURIED ABOVE GROUND will stream for free until 8/27, making it to anyone and everyone with a connection. This is an incredible opportunity for us to keep the dialog going and be able to #TalkPTSD in the coming months. Please share with your networks for those who missed the broadcast for the America ReFramed series on World Channel.
Please share with friends: http://bit.ly/BAG_World
Also streaming through the PBS portal at: http://www.pbs.org/video/2365768620/
#TalkPTSD TWEETCHAT & STORIFY
On National #PTSDAwareness Day ... just one day before the U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Buried Above Ground on World Channel’s series America ReFramed, we co-hosted a TweetChat with our sponsoring partner Mental Health America. According to our stats, we reached over 455,000 Twitter accounts and had over 4.4 million social impressions from our 1-hour online conversation.
This is a powerful, testament to the timeliness of stories about overcoming #Trauma. Our special guests included the Carter Center, Carter Fellows, Kate Gillie, curator and founder of PTSDchat.org, America Reframed and our director, Ben Selkow and producer, Marc Smolowitz. You can check out the TweetChat at our Storify post.
BURIED ABOVE GROUND IN THE MEDIA
We are very grateful for the coverage and interviews conducted leading up to the broadcast, all helping to keep the conversation about PTSD and Recovery in our minds and hearts.
Below are links to a variety of interviews and articles on filmmaker Ben Selkow and BURIED ABOVE GROUND.
- POV's Documentary Blog | “AMERICA REFRAMED UNFILTERED: Telling the story of PTSD with ‘Buried Above Ground’ filmmaker Ben Selkow”
- Huffington Post | “Buried Above Ground - A Must See Documentary on PTSD” Heartfelt review by Brian Knowler of Knowler Consulting - Project Healthy Heroes from the POV of someone with a lived experience
- No Film School | “Blood, Sweat, and Tears Equity: Ben Selkow's 6-Year Odyssey 'Buried Above Ground'” Interview with Ben Selkow by Emily Buder
- Remezcla | “4 Eye-Opening Facts We Learned From This Moving Documentary on Latinos Living With PTSD” by Manuel Betancourt
- Examiner | “Buried Above Ground: Living with PTSD” by Terry Beverly
And a huge THANK YOU to Kate Gillie from PTSDchat.org for hosting Radio Blog interviews with Ben Selkow and Erundina Lopez.
You can read additional media coverage here: http://buriedaboveground.tv/media-coverage
WATCH THE TRAILER
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Mental Health America National Conference & NYC Premiere Roundup
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA FILM FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE
At Mental Health America's Annual Conference and 1st Annual Film Festival, Captain Luis Carlos Montalván, an Iraq War veteran and author of Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, & his service dog Tuesday joined filmmaker Ben Selkow for a screening of the film and a dialog with the audience in addition to both being invited to speak on MHA Conference breakout group panels. A rapt crowd engaged in a passionate, emotional and inspiring conversation afterwards that continued long into the night.
Captain Luis Montalván and filmmaker Ben Selkow at the MHA 1st Annual Film Festival
Luis & Tuesday are to be commended for their continued bravery in life and endeavoring on the intrepid expedition of making a documentary with us. Luis and assisted by Tuesday leads an inspirational life, rising from the ashes of PTSD, to work extremely hard to rebuild himself, inspire and pull up 100,000's of others from all walks of life, deconstruct the failures of bad (or absent) policy, and push forward a message of hope. Perhaps the most innovative thing Tuesday and he do is seek to engage children and their parents to raise awareness, compassion and a broader worldview for the next generation through their children's (and parents) books Tuesday Tucks Me In and Tuesday Takes Me There. You can follow their adventures, community and upcoming appearances on the Facebook page for Until Tuesday.
NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF BURIED ABOVE GROUND AT IFC CENTER
The New York City Premiere of Buried Above Ground at the IFC Center was powerful with a packed house of the filmmakers (including editors James Lester and Flavia de Souza, co-producer Joedan Okun, DP Artem Agafonov, trailer editors Yasu Inoue and Craig Newton), colleagues, mental health advocates and the service dog organization that brought Tuesday into Luis’ life, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities (ECAD) led by executive director Lu Picard. Mental Health Association-NYC set up a table and made resources available to the audience for National PTSD Awareness Month.
IFC Center in downtown Manhattan
The setting for the screening was nostalgic for filmmaker Ben Selkow, as the IFC Center sits across the street from “The Cage” street basketball court on West 4th Street where he began his first documentary film A Summer in the Cage (Sundance Channel, 2007).
Ellis Hanican and filmmaker Ben Selkow during the Q&A
Author, news pundit and former radio host Ellis Hanican hosted the evening and led a dynamic Q&A and audience talkback after the screening.
Selkow, Captain Luis Montalván and Tuesday during the Q&A
Director Ben Selkow, co-producer Joedan Okun, Maryse Alberti, co-editor Flavia de Souza, Susanne Rostock and Katharine Bailey
The night ended with filmmaker Ben Selkow, co-producer Joedan Okun and co-editor Flavia de Souza joining with old filmmaker colleagues for a late-night toast in the West Village.
WATCH THE TRAILER
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WORLD Channel (PBS) National TV Broadcast Premiere Announcement and Mental Health America (MHA) National Conference & Film Festival
After eight long years of researching, developing relationships, fundraising, filming around the country, tears and laughter, witnessing pain and courage, years of editing, launching the film into festivals and community screenings, we are absolutely thrilled to announce BURIED ABOVE GROUND’s national broadcast on PBS America ReFramed on WORLD Channel, Tuesday, June 28th at 8pm during National PTSD Awareness Month! We are so pleased to be a part of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American Documentary family to bring our film into households around the country.
With 60- to 90-minute independent films, followed by provocative conversations led by host/moderator Natasha Del Toro, this weekly series offers an unfiltered look at people rarely given a voice on national television. Launched in August 2007, WORLD is produced and distributed by WGBH/Boston, American Public Television(APT) and WNET/New York in association with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). WORLD is distributed by APT and is now carried by 72 licensees/155 stations representing 65.8% of U.S. TV households.
We kick off National PTSD Awareness Month with conversations and screenings of BURIED ABOVE GROUND at Mental Health America’s National Conference & Inaugural Film Festival on June 8th and 9th at the Hilton Mark Hotel in Alexandria, VA. The festival showcases short and full-length films exploring the different aspects of mental illness, addiction and recovery. This is their first Film Festival, but filmmaker Ben Selkow has screened clips of BURIED ABOVE GROUND there before to highly engaged advocate, activists, educators, and a wide-range of experts from mental health to policy to military. We are very much looking forward to screening with a tremendous slate of films, filmmakers, and subjects from the films.
Director Ben Selkow and Captain Luis Carlos Montalván, featured in the film, are panelists for two breakout sessions during the three-day long conference and film festival. Captain Montalván will join other writers for an “Author’s Corner” on the The Power of Storytelling. Ben will join several other filmmakers to discuss Non-Fiction and Reporting in a panel entitled “Influencing Discussion through Documentaries.” Selkow and Captain Montalván will join together on June 9th following a screening of BURIED ABOVE GROUND for a Q&A with MHA delegates and general audience members attending the film festival. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE.
Captain Luis Carlos Montalván and his service dog Tuesday
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE:
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PRESS COVERAGE | You can read more on our press page here:http://buriedaboveground.tv/media-coverage
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NEW COMMUNITY SCREENINGS & PRESS COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
The BURIED ABOVE GROUND team kicked off May’s #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth with a series of events around the country as part of The National Community Screenings Tour.
On May 5th, director Ben Selkow joined the Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.'s "Change in Mind" Learning Summit in Texas for a screening of Buried Above Ground followed by a dynamic Q&A.
Ben Selkow presenting in San Antonio, TX
Family Service Association of San Antonio’s "Change in Mind" Learning Summit
Continuing our National Community Screenings Tour, NAMI Monterey County with the support of Each Mind Matters, hosted two incredibly impactful, inspirational and compassionate screenings on May 11 and May 12.
Ben Selkow leads the panel discussion at CSUMB
California State University, Monterey Bay held the first event. Following a packed screening, one of the film's courageous characters domestic abuse survivor, Erundina Lopez joined director Ben Selkow, Marissa Robles (Youth Education & Advocacy Facilitator at YWCA Monterey County), Trinity Salazar (Case Manager/Clinical Specialist) and Edwin Marticorena (Deputy Executive Director) both of the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County for a talkback with the audience. After two years in a faith-based rehabilitation facility after relapsing, Erundina joined filmmaker Ben Selkow for the first time following a screening. She was so honest, candid, strong and inspiring with her remarks during the event. It was incredibly moving to share the stage with her, as well as see audience members seek her out for encouragement, support and well wishes when the night was over.
“Buried Above Ground’s” Erundina Lopez, Ben Selkow, Marissa Robles, Trinity Salazar and Edwin Marticorena
The room came alive with stories, testimonies, hugs, tears, and support as combat veterans, domestic violence survivors, child abuse survivors, and first responders came forward from the audience to share their lived experiences, challenges and stories of recovery.
Buried Above Ground brings to light PTSD in a real and powerful way, helps dispel stigmas associated with trauma, and allows the audience to see the humanity of those suffering from PTSD.
- Edwin Marticorena, MFT, US Army veteran
Deputy Executive Director, Veterans Transition Center
Compassion. Community. Trust. Safety. Humbling and moving to witness such honesty and defiance of stigma and shame. We successfully created a forum for story-sharing, resource availability, and the creation of new connections within a community.
Maya Cinemas in Salinas, CA
“Buried Above Ground’s” Erundina Lopez
Panelists Megen Caskey, Erundina Lopez, Ben Selkow and Trinity Salazar
On our second night in Monterey County, we headed to Salinas for an inspiring second screening of Buried Above Ground with continued support from NAMI Monterey County President Joe Livernois and his remarkable staff. We filled the Maya Cinemas for the screening, then Erundina Lopez again joined director Ben Selkow, Trinity Salazar (Case Manager/Clinical Specialist) of the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County, and NAMI Monterey County Board Member Megen Caskey for an emotional Q&A.
Reflecting the diversity of Salinas, the room had a different feel than the night before and the theater transformed into a public support space with veterans, former foster care children, homeless members of the community, and other trauma survivors sharing their stories, finding resources and even receiving a few hugs.
“Buried Above Ground” at the Maya Cinemas
HUGE Thank you to President of the NAMI Monterey County Board Joe Livernois for the invitation to NAMI Monterey County Screening at Black Box Cabaret, Each Mind Matters, Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County, YWCA Monterey County, CSUMB Health Promotion & Education, and CSUMB Veterans Service Center for supporting the event. NAMI Monterey County graciously followed up our event with kind praise on their website: “Capacity crowds, a powerful documentary and meaningful conversations about post-traumatic stress disorder marked NAMI’s two-day film extravaganza this week at CSU Monterey Bay.”
NAMI Monterey County President Joe Livernois and Director Ben Selkow
Our events received excellent media coverage in both the Monterey Herald and the Monterey County Weekly leading up to the screenings on May 11 and May 12, 2016. You can read more on our press page here: http://buriedaboveground.tv/media-coverage
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BURIED ABOVE GROUND SCREENS FOR MAY'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
We are absolutely thrilled to be kicking off May’s Mental Health Awareness Month with our National Community Screenings tour beginning in San Antonio, TX at The Neighborhood Place for the "Change in Mind - Children's Mental Health & Brain Science Professional Learning Summit." The event is sponsored by Family Service Association of San Antonio. Register online for the dynamic set of speakers and experts. BURIED ABOVE GROUND will screen at 12pm, May 5th.
We are continuing the National Community Screenings Tour with two FREE screenings in the Monterey Bay, CA area. Our first screening is Wednesday, May 11th at Black Box Cabaret on CSU Monterey Bay campus. The second screening is Thursday, May 12th at Maya Cinemas in Salinas.
We are deeply grateful to Joe Livernois, President and NAMI Monterey County for sponsoring these screenings. These screenings are presented with generous funding from CAL-MHSAs Each Mind Matters Initiative, California’s Mental Health movement. Our community partners include Veteran’s Transition Center, the Monterey County Behavioral Health Department, CSUMB Health & Wellness Services, CSUMB Veteran’s Service Center and YWCA of Monterey County.
Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A with director Ben Selkow along with domestic violence survivor and one of the film’s subjects, Erundina Lopez. Local mental health experts and advocates will join Ben and Erundina to discuss PTSD, recovery, and resources in the mental health community.
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Spring Film Festivals, New Poster Design and Upcoming Events
BURIED ABOVE GROUND has been touring film festivals across the country: Picture this…film festival where BURIED ABOVE GROUND received an Honorable Mention! Fargo Film Festival, Athens International Film & Video Festival, Vail Film Festival and Ft. Myers Film Festival.
The team just got back from two amazing screenings at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) where BURIED ABOVE GROUND competed in the Global Health Competition. Both screenings were hosted by community partner NAMI Greater Cleveland and sponsored by Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County. The filmmaking team was treated to highly engaged audiences, packed houses, and dynamic Q&A’s with local experts and stakeholders.
In photo: Michael Baskin, Executive Director, NAMI Greater Cleveland, Dr. Farah Munir, Psychiatrist at University Hospitals, Director/Producer Ben Selkow, Producer Marc Smolowitz, Mary War, ADAMHS Board Member, Charlene Williams, Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Center
The festival’s online newspaper The Daily interviewed Ben as part of their filmmaker profile series in a feature titled, “Digging out of the Darkness.”
Director Ben Selkow and Producer Marc Smolowitz united for an intense and impassioned post-screening discussion with the Cleveland audience. After the screenings, discussions continued into the hallways with folks from as far away as Hungary discussing trauma and the current Syrian refugee crisis.
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As part of CIFF40 “Meet the Filmmakers” Series, Ben was interviewed by the festival on the inception of the film, PTSD, and audience reactions to BURIED ABOVE GROUND. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvxhmoCqqD4
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! We are thrilled to announce that we have two upcoming screenings in the Monterey Bay Area in California! Sponsored by NAMI Monterey County and Each Mind Matters, BURIED ABOVE GROUND will screen May 11th at 6pm at the Black Box Cabaret, CSU Campus, Monterey, CA and May 12th 6pm at Maya Cinemas, Salinas, CA. Director Ben Selkow will be in attendance for both nights to lead a panel and Q&A’s.
OUR NEW POSTER! We are excited to unveil our new poster!
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SF IndieFest Wrap-Up
San Francisco and SF IndieFest welcomed the BURIED ABOVE GROUND team with open arms Sunday, February 21st.
Director Ben Selkow, Producer Marc Smolowitz and SF IndieFest Director of Programming Jennifer Junkyard Morris in front of The Roxie.
The packed Roxie Theater was full with film colleagues, advocates and festival attendees. For director Ben Selkow, it was an extremely warm “home away from home” screening with film school, family, high school, college and even camp friends turning up for the film and inspiring panel discussion afterwards. The supportive crowd was stirred to laughter and tears.
The passion carried forward with a dynamic panel moderated by Selkow. The panel included Johnnia Davis, Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Serenity House which focuses on disadvantaged women’s health; Bailey Wendzel, Program Director of NAMI SF; and Michelle Campbell-Mateo, a restorative justice counselor in the Bay Area.
Marc Smolowitz, Ben Selkow, Johnnia Davis, Bailey Wendzel and Michelle Campbell-Mateo
All of these women share a journey through lived experiences into advocacy where they have continued their fight for awareness, justice, and creation of safe spaces for shelter, resources and dialog. The power and courage of their testimonies and narratives of recovery, resilience and ascension were an inspiration to everyone. Ms. Wendzel discussed a variety of therapeutic modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Ms. Davis talked about lack of financial resources to be able to help all those in need especially in communities of color. And Ms. Campbell-Mateo shared her experiences counseling individuals navigate the health care and legal systems.
The discussion continued well after the panel ended into the streets and onto the reception that producer Marc Smolowitz hosted at Buttermilk Southern Kitchen, where attendees enjoyed good southern style cooking and more dialog about the film.
Producer Marc Smolowitz speaking to the crowd gathered at Buttermilk Southern Kitchen
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Round-up of upcoming festivals
We are ecstatic to announce BURIED ABOVE GROUND will be screening at the following festivals:Fargo Film Festival, Thursday March 17th; Picture This…International Disability Film Festival, Saturday March 19th; Vail Film Festival, Friday, April 8th. Hope to see you there!
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European Premiere Sells Out!
Director Ben Selkow traveled to Dublin, Ireland for BURIED ABOVE GROUND’s European Premiere at First Fortnight.
First Fortnight is a two-week arts festival with the express aim of challenging mental health prejudice through the creative arts.
Festival Founder J. P Swaine, psychologist Dr. Keith Gaynor and Director Ben Selkow at the sold out European Premiere of BURIED ABOVE GROUND. The screening was held at Dublin, Ireland’s state of the art Science Gallery’s Paccar Theater.
The Science Gallery is featuring a cutting-edge exhibition on #TRAUMA and was one of the center pieces for events throughout the week.
Upon arrival, Ben kicked off the festival by having breakfast and conversation with the indomitable J.P Swaine, Co-Founder & Director of First Fortnight. A truly inspiring figure in the advocacy world in Ireland and rapidly extending the reach of First Fortnight across Europe. He works with a tremendous team of volunteers to conduct a first-class festival, curated with leading artists, advocates, politicians, stakeholders, and clinicians.
Prior to the screening, Ben was interviewed by SeanMoncrieff on NewstalkFM discussing the film, #PTSD and #mentalhealth. Check here for a link to the interview.
After seeing BURIED ABOVE GROUND posters throughout Dublin, Ben posted to Facebook: “First Fortnight’s marketing team is top notch. Saw adverts for BURIED ABOVE GROUND all over Dublin today. Nice surprise to catch it there.”
Buried Above Ground was very well received by a full theater. After the screening, Ben was joined by Dr. Keith Gaynor, Senior Clinical Psychologist at St John of God Hospital for a rousing Q&A discussion moderated by J.P Swaine.
Full house for European Premiere of BURIED ABOVE GROUND at Science Gallery Dublin.
Special thanks to Emma Hannon and Colin Fives from Science Gallery Dublin and J.P Swaine, Eithne Mcadam, Dave Keegan, Steve Cummins, and Kieran Frost of First Fortnight for a very successful European Premiere!
Photographs courtesy of Kieran Frost, Steve Cummins and Ben Selkow.
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BURIED ABOVE GROUND Announces European Premiere at First Fortnight
We are pleased to announce our European premiere in Dublin, Ireland at the Science Gallery during First Fortnight Festival on Thursday, January 14th at 6pm.
First Fortnight is a 2-week event focused on the creative arts and culture that help fight the stigma associated with mental illness. The festival is one of the largest, most important festivals of its kind in the world.
Special thanks to our presenting partner, Emma Hannon from the Science Gallery Dublin. During the festival, the Science Gallery is hosting a special exhibition on trauma: TRAUMA: BUILT TO BREAK is a free exhibition at the boundary of rupture and recovery. The exhibition runs through February 16th.
After the screening, Director Ben Selkow will be joined by Dr. Keith Gaynor, senior clinical psychologist at St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan for a thoughtful and informative Q&A audience discussion. Dr Gaynor specializes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and is the author of the forthcoming book, Protecting Our Mental Health.
Order First Fortnight tickets here: https://firstfortnight.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/873543880
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Fall Wrap Up
BURIED ABOVE GROUND screened October 14th at The Carter Center in Atlanta. This special presentation was in honor of World Mental Health Day and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Carter Center has supported Ben’s work on the film through its Fellowship programs, and the staff there have been very involved in developing the national outreach and engagement strategies we’re crafting around the film. We’re so grateful for their support, and especially for First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s belief in the film and her commitment to battling global stigma around mental illness.
Director Ben Selkow onstage for Q&A following Carter Center screening
Our West Coast premiere at Carmel International Film Festival was a huge success! The film was very well received and audience members stayed for the after-screening panel discussion.
Producer Marc Smolowitz moderated the discussion that included these wonderful local nonprofit specialists in the fields of PTSD, mental health, veterans issues, and domestic violence.
Producer Marc Smolowitz with panelists: Edwin Marticorena, Deputy Executive Director/Program Manager,Veteran’s Transition Center; Deborah Jacroux, Clinician, Community Homeless Solutions; Megan Caskey, Board Certified Psychiatric RN and Board Member, NAMI Monterey County
Following the screening, Edwin Marticorena, Deputy Executive Director with the Veterans Transition Center and US Army veteran, expressed “Buried Above Ground brings to light PTSD in a real and powerful way, helps dispel stigmas associated with trauma, and allows the audience to see the humanity of those suffering from PTSD.”
Special thanks to NAMI Monterey County, Community Homeless Solutions and the Veterans Transition Center of Monterey County for helping make this panel and premiere such a great success! There's already talk of our coming back to the region next year for an Encore in May 2016.
The APHA Global Public Health Film Festival screened BURIED ABOVE GROUND in Chicago on November 3rd. The festival showcases films that explore and highlight public health locally, nationally and globally.
Director Ben Selkow expresses, “This is a mental health film, a human rights film and a testimonial of courage that will be an inspiration and tool of awareness for the American public. The film’s aim is to give voice to those disempowered by PTSD in hopes that their stories will promote awareness, understanding, and compassion so that our nation can begin to undo the prevailing forces of silence - guilt, shame and stigma - that engulf the brave Americans struggling to overcome this debilitating disorder.”
APHA’s Global Public Health Film Festival aims to be a catalyst in the movement toward a healthier nation and globe by sparking the conversation about health in creative ways.
We are excited to continue to partner with mental health organizations for festival and community screenings.
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BURIED ABOVE GROUND Announces West Coast Premiere at Carmel International Film Festival
On the heels of our very successful premiere at Woodstock Film festival, we are thrilled to announce Director Ben Selkow’s BURIED ABOVE GROUND screens at Carmel International Film Festival on Saturday, October 24th at 3pm.
In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we have partnered with National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Monterey County, Community Homeless Solutions and Veterans Transition Center to present a thoughtful and informative post-screening discussion and Q&A about PTSD, domestic violence, and mental health. Participants include:
• Producer Marc Smolowitz, Moderator
• Megan Caskey, Board Certified Psychiatric RN and Board Member, NAMI Monterey County
• Edwin Marticorena, Deputy Executive Director/Program Manager, Veteran’s Transition Center
• Deborah Jacroux, Clinician, Community Homeless Solutions
Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter has also pre-recorded a special introduction for the screening. The Carter Center has been a substantial partner and supporter throughout the making of the film and is working with the Buried Above Ground team on the national outreach and engagement efforts around its release.
Erundina Lopez, Domestic Violence Survivor, featured In BURIED ABOVE GROUND
ABOUT THE FILM: In BURIED ABOVE GROUND we follow three Americans trying to recover from PTSD — Luis, an Iraq War veteran, along with his service dog Tuesday; Erundina, a survivor of domestic violence; and Ashley, an evacuee from Hurricane Katrina.
The personal battles fought by Luis, Erundina, and Ashley illuminate a global health condition that is misunderstood, underreported, and often left untreated. We hope to change this by taking public conversations about PTSD and the “crisis of connection” in important new directions. Screenings of “Buried Above Ground” will be treated as special events where patients, stakeholders, caregivers, advocates, and others can connect, talk, engage, and break the isolation that all too often comes with the experience of a mental health condition.
Director Ben Selkow states, “If we can talk about these mental health issues sooner and provide access to a dialogue for patients and their immediate community, we hope to raise awareness and compassion, empower audiences, fight stigma, help intervene before crisis points arise, and mitigate the high suicide numbers associated with PTSD.”
We hope you can join us this Saturday, October 24th 3pm at Carmel High School Theater 3600 Ocean Ave, Carmel. (http://carmelfilmfest.com/films/#tab-2-tab)
For more information about BURIED ABOVE GROUND: http://buriedaboveground.tv
For more information about the festival: http://carmelfilmfest.com/
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BURIED ABOVE GROUND world premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival with two special screenings, Oct. 2nd and 4th, 2015.
BURIED ABOVE GROUND crew after first screening at Woodstock Film Festival
Prior to our second show, we hosted a reception at the Bear Café for audience goers, filmmakers and panelists.
Director Ben Selkow talking with Tina Lee, Director of Public Relations/Programs Coordinator from NAMI Mid-Hudson Valley
BURIED ABOVE GROUND crew at 2nd screening reception
After this well received screening, Director Ben Selkow moderated an inspirational conversation with local stakeholders. The film was called a "trauma-informed and beautifully executed!" work by panelists. Everyone in the audience was clearly moved, and it was a powerful event recognizing the power of documentary film!
Woodstock Film Festival after screening panel
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