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(POST-PRODUCTION/2012)
SYNOPSIS
BURIED ABOVE GROUND interweaves the stories of Americans battling the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Luis, a veteran returning
from the Iraq War; Ashley, a New Orleanian who escaped Hurricane Katrina;
and Erundina, a survivor of child abuse, rape and domestic violence. BURIED
ABOVE GROUND is a documentary film that keeps its cameras on Americans
battling PTSD long after the sensational headlines have passed to see how people cope in the aftermath of a traumatic event.
PTSD is a potentially devastating anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a serious traumatic event such as a combat, rape, domestic assault, terrorist attack, bombing, or natural disaster. BURIED ABOVE GROUND takes the realities of living with PTSD out of the shadows and allows audiences to experience the emotional, medical, and spiritual costs of this growing mental health epidemic, as Luis, Ashley and Erundina journey towards their recovery.
AWARDS
2010-2011 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship
TRAILER
www.buriedaboveground.tv
CREDITS
Produced & Directed by: Ben Selkow
Edited by: Flavia de Souza, Artem Agafonov & Daniel Lawren
Cinematography by: Artem Agafonov & Ben Selkow
Co-Producer: Joedan Okun
Consulting Editor: John Mims
Educational Distributor: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Fiscal Sponsor: International Documentary Association (IDA)
Legal: Jerry Dasti, SlossLawCo.
LINKS
www.buriedaboveground.tv
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