APRIL/MAY 2011

Producing social issue films to motivate dialog and affect change.

Outreach for Boys and Men Healing Upcoming

Screenings
Film Screenings Across the Globe
With a full schedule of screenings throughout the US, England June 10 Invisible Boys and Men:
and Canada, our team at Big Voice Pictures is excited our vision A West Yorkshire
for outreach is making waves! Conference/ The
University of Bradford
When we completed the film, our dream was to work June 22 Oklahoma Coalition
collaboratively with organizations and individuals throughout Against Domestic
the world in order to utilize Boys and Men Healing to break Violence and Sexual
Assault Conference
cycles of silence and denial by educating about the issue, and
help create ways for male survivors to feel safe to speak out and June 29- Oregon Coalition
begin healing. Because many individuals and organizations July 1 Against Domestic
invited us to screen the film and speak at conferences and Violence and Sexual
Assault Annual
events, or who took the initiative to host a screenings and panel Conference/outreach
discussion in their organizations and communities, this dream is workshop by Big Voice
now a reality! Pictures and presentation
by 1in6.
April started with the Big Voice Pictures’ team heading to the Sept 11- International Conference
End Violence Against Women International Conference on 14 on Violence, Abuse and
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Stalking for a screening Trauma
of the film. Thank you EVAW for inviting us along with David
National Sexual Assault
Lisak, Mark Crawford and Tony Rogers, the three men profiled Sept 14- Conference/Dr. David
in the film for a dynamic Q&A after the film. It was extra 26 Lisak presents film
special conference and event!

HOST A SCREENING
Consider a fundraising screening of Boys and Men for your organization, or
a home screening for your support group. We’ll send you our free
Screening Kit with posters, press releases, and screening guide. Learn
more: Visit: www.bigvoicepictures.com/outreach
 Being silent about sexual abuse can be even more
April/ May 2011
devastating than the physical acts themselves. --
Dr. Richard Gartner

Big Voices! More Coalitions Crisis

Centers, Universities and
Organizations, TV Stepping Up:
Tremendous thanks to the following organizations, universities and
individuals who have initiated the hosting of screenings, invited Big
Voice Pictures to present the film and discussions at conferences,
who are starting male survivor support groups, offering much
needed resources, and helping to create a movement to raise
After showing Boys and Men
awareness around the world:
Healing in our community, we
Indiana Coalition Against SexualAssault State Conference. What a realized there was much interest in
beautiful and compassionate audience and a wonderful team! the subject and not a lot of resources
for those looking for more help.
Washington Coalition Against Sexual Assault State Conference. Though our program offers
Thank you Jeanne and staff, and an engaged audience of mostly women individual counseling for men who
and tribal leaders eager to help support male survivors! have been sexually assaulted, no one
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre for film screening panel discussion else in the community were offering
following. Thank you Jim Austin, Executive Director, Brenda Scott and ongoing support groups. We decided
supporters! What an exemplary event! View a great video clip of TV that we will start such a group
coverage of the event here: event here. facilitated by one of our counselors.
Our hope is that this will be a
Columbia University Screening an panel Hosted by: welcoming first step for many.—
The Men’s Peer Education Program of Columbia Health, Kathleen Kelmelis. Program Manager
and St. Luke's - Roosevelt Crime Victims Treatment Center Fairfax Co. Office for Women &
o Co-sponsored by the Columbia University School of Social Work
Our earlier film
Domestic and Sexual Violence
Men’s Caucus and MaleSurvivor.org. Services, Fairfax VA.

The Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual

Assault and Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Division of Victim
THE
Services, Sexual Assault Summit X. After the film screening, Steve Lepore,
Executive Director of 1in6, gave a two-hour presentation and
HEALING
discussion "Boys and Men Healing, supporting men sexually abused as
boys". YEARS:
Baton Rouge Rape Crisis Center

University of Iowa, The Men’s Anti-Violence Council

Delaware University

DC Rape Crisis Center

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TV and TAALK A THON Trainings / wo rkshops
For service providers who work with
Dr. Howard Fradkin, co-chair of MaleSurvivor's male survivors of sexual or physical
Weekend of Recovery program, and Big Voice abuse:
Pictures’ Producer, Kathy Barbini and Co-producer
and Outreach Director, Simon Weinberg, were Summer Institute on Men, Trauma
featured on The TAALK Show with Diane Cranley and Change June 13 to 17, 2011
for a segment "Dare to Dream: Empowering Boys and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada tel :
Men Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse”. (613) 230-6179
www.themensproject.ca!
The 24hr TAALK-A-THON on April 29th gathered
more than 60 of the world’s top experts and leaders in Men and Healing Trainings by 1in6
the child sexual abuse arena. Listen to the show! or
choose from the 60 amazing interviews! Healing Support for Male
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/taalk Survivors:

MALESURVIVOR WEEKENDS
Thank you Diane for such an incredible event and OF RECOVERY: Level I
resource! Weekend: "Dare to Dream"
Kempenfelt Conference Centre
The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & July 15-17, 2011
Sexual Assault arranged for PBS and Cable
Television broadcasts of Boys and Men Healing and Hope Springs Institute, Peebles,
our earlier film, The Healing Years, throughout Ohio Oct 21-23
Alaska. !Watch Governor Sean Parnell's intro.
Advanced Weekend of Recovery:
Sept 9-11 Alta Lodge, Alta, Utah

THE HEALING YEARS

!
Our earlier film about women survivors
continues to! be distributed worldwide.
Without recovery, survivors of child sexual
abuse face emotional struggle, substance
abuse, post-traumatic stress, and the
perpetration of abuse in their lives and
families. This artfully produced documentary
illustrates the poignant stories of incest
survivors: former Miss America, Marilyn Van
Derbur, speaking out; Janice Mirikitani,
“AN EXHIBITION OF GREAT President of Glide memorial Church, San
HEART! Maya Angelou Francisco, who helps inner-city women
addicts to heal from incest; and Barbara
Mor "AN EFFECTIVE AND Hamilton, a 79-year old survivor who ends
POWERFUL TEACHING TOOL" three generations of incest in her family. Visit
Mary Pat Angelini Substance Abuse
Education Network www.bigvoicepictures.com/films where you can
VIEW EXCERPTS!
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 SPECIAL THANKS! We’re never busy enough to say thank you to all of you helping to make a
difference! 1in6, MaleSurvivor and PAVE, thank you for your ongoing support, friendship and
commitment! Eileen King from Justice for Children you’ve been an angel throughout the
years! And to all the survivors and allies in healing, thank you for your courage to heal! As
Maya Angelou says, “Healing is important, and thriving is elegant!” We’re here to support you!

CONTACT US
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that give voice to emerging and cutting-edge social
issues, with the intention of motivating discussion,
affecting change, and offering new insights and hope
for individuals, families, and communities. Visit our
website for more information
http://www.bigvoicepictures.com/
Phone: 805-898-3696
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