Foundation for Art & Healing » film http://www.artandhealing.org Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:38:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= I Was There: Veterans with PTSD Seek Control of Lives through Army-Sponsored Filmmaking http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/06/i-was-there-veterans-with-ptsd-seek-control-of-lives/ http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/06/i-was-there-veterans-with-ptsd-seek-control-of-lives/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:29 +0000 Christine Junge http://www.artandhealing.org/?p=2260 The Washington Post (June 6, 2012) – With a growing demand for ways to treat the psychological damage of war, one Army pilot project is offering therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder by encouraging soldiers to take control of their own stories in a filmmaking class titled I Was There Media Workshop. Full Article> ]]> The Washington Post (June 6, 2012) – With a growing demand for ways to treat the psychological damage of war, one Army pilot project is offering therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder by encouraging soldiers to take control of their own stories in a filmmaking class titled I Was There Media Workshop. Full Article> ]]> http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/06/i-was-there-veterans-with-ptsd-seek-control-of-lives/feed/ 0 Art Against Abuse http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/art-against-abuse-film/ http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/art-against-abuse-film/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:11:31 +0000 Christine Junge http://www.artandhealing.org/?p=2094
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  • Free Spirit Studio (May 21, 2012) – Every year, an astounding number of women and girls are abused domestically and sexually. Because of their traumatic experiences, these survivors are at risk of shutting themselves out of the world and from their family and friends, unwilling to express themselves or tell others how they feel because something dear and precious was violated. This documentary explores how art therapy can help heal victims of gender-based violence.

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  • In the new film Death of a Superhero, a teenage boy stricken with cancer and a talent for drawing creates a comic book superhero alter-ego who battles an arch-nemesis, his illness.

    Read the Wired movie review>

    • ]]>     http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/death-of-a-superhero/feed/ 0     Review: Cancer Is a Twisted Villain in Death of a Superhero http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/review-cancer-is-a-twisted-villain-in-death-of-a-superhero/ http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/review-cancer-is-a-twisted-villain-in-death-of-a-superhero/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:09:17 +0000 Christine Junge http://www.artandhealing.org/?p=1904 Wired (May 3, 2012) – In Death of a Superhero ... Donald (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) uses art to deal with the fear, grief, anger and frustration he feels, all of which pile on top of the illness itself. He doodles characters in his sketchbooks, schoolbooks and on the occasional building. Full Article & Trailer> ]]> Wired (May 3, 2012) – In Death of a Superhero ... Donald (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) uses art to deal with the fear, grief, anger and frustration he feels, all of which pile on top of the illness itself. He doodles characters in his sketchbooks, schoolbooks and on the occasional building. Full Article & Trailer> ]]> http://www.artandhealing.org/2012/05/review-cancer-is-a-twisted-villain-in-death-of-a-superhero/feed/ 0 Art Used for Healing in Afghanistan http://www.artandhealing.org/2011/10/art-used-for-healing-in-afghanistan/ http://www.artandhealing.org/2011/10/art-used-for-healing-in-afghanistan/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:55:51 +0000 Christine Junge http://www.artandhealing.org/?p=1988

  • CBS News (October 7, 2011) – Correspondent Mandy Clark reports on an Afghan teacher who is using art class to help orphans heal through difficult times.

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