DVD
Prisoner of her past
Publication Information
[Chicago] : Kartemquin Educational Films, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
The haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing, sixty years later, to unravel the life of Holocaust survivor Sonia Reich. The film follows her son, Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich, as he journeys across the United States and Eastern Europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her. Along the way, he finds a family he never knew he had. This film is the first to illuminate a little-known illness: late-onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This documentary examines the disorder's devastating effect on victims and their families. In addition, the film highlights programs that are aiding young trauma survivors of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans--and how such early interventions may have helped Howard's mother.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2010.
Extras: additional scenes ; Chicago Tribune photo gallery ; trailer.