New documentary: “Boys and Men Healing”

A couple of weeks ago, I received an email announcement from producer/director Kathy Barbini regarding her new documentary entitled Boys and Men Healing. I finally got around to watching an extended preview clip for the film on the Big Voice Pictures website yesterday, and I must say that I was very, very moved. Here’s some descriptive information for the documentary from the Big Voice Pictures website:

Boys and Men Healing is a documentary about the impact the sexual abuse of boys has on both the individual and society, and the importance of healing and speaking out for male survivors to end the devastating effects. The film portrays courageous non-offending men whose arduous healing helped them reclaim their lives …

Boys and Men Healing is a source of hope and inspiration for all men who have suffered sexual abuse and violence. The men are candid about a seemingly hopeless issue which affects us all. The film is witness to survivors’ ability to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, while advocating for prevention and education to protect children.

As I watched the preview clip, I felt awed and humbled by the strength, courage, integrity, and dignity demonstrated by the men who spoke and shared their stories with the filmmaker in the service of healing themselves and others. So many men feel so terribly alone with these wounds. Men and boys who’ve been injured in this way need to know that they are not alone and that healing is possible. I hope this film moves us all one step closer to a world in which sexual violation of boys and men is no longer tolerated and those who’ve been violated have ready access to the resources they need for healing, and feel safe enough to seek those resources out.

To view the extended preview clip for Boys and Men Healing and read more about the film, go to:

http://www.bigvoicepictures.com
http://www.bigvoicepictures.com/boys-and-men-healing

Here are some other good resources for men who are working to heal the effects of sexual abuse and violence:

1in6 – Help for Men Who Have Had Unwanted or Abusive Sexual Experiences in Childhood

AMSOSA – Adult Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse (United Kingdom)

MaleSurvivor – The National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization

The New documentary: “Boys and Men Healing” by Rick Belden, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.