REEL Recovery Film Festival

She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life 

She was Arrested and it Saved Her Life

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE – Feb. 18, 2024 - Jill Cichowicz, who founded the group 2 End The Stigma, smiles…

11 months ago
People Share Experiences Before Portsmouth Recovery FestivalPeople Share Experiences Before Portsmouth Recovery Festival

People Share Experiences Before Portsmouth Recovery Festival

MOVIE GOING IS A HARMLESS PROCESS ADDICTION – Nov. 8, 2023 - A special video created by Shots!TV shares the…

1 year ago
In Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & SymposiumIn Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

In Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

FILM LOVERS ONLY – Oct. 2023 - After each film, the filmmaker will perform a question-and-answer session or a clinician…

1 year ago
Robert Downey Jr.! Happy Birthday, Secrets to His Fitness at 58 RevealedRobert Downey Jr.! Happy Birthday, Secrets to His Fitness at 58 Revealed

Robert Downey Jr.! Happy Birthday, Secrets to His Fitness at 58 Revealed

AGING WELL – April 4, 2023 - His age-defying physique has been a topic of interest for many years.  On his…

2 years ago
How Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back CareHow Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back Care

How Treatment Centers Turn BIG Profits By Scaling Back Care

VIDEO – ONE BAD APPLE? – Jan. 30, 2023 - RC did not respond to specific concerns raised by McKegney.…

2 years ago
Oscar Buzz for ‘All The Beauty and the Bloodshed’ that Explores Sackler Family MurderersOscar Buzz for ‘All The Beauty and the Bloodshed’ that Explores Sackler Family Murderers

Oscar Buzz for ‘All The Beauty and the Bloodshed’ that Explores Sackler Family Murderers

FILMS CAN IMPROVE YOUR LIFE –    Jan. 5, 2023  - Poitras, who won a best documentary Oscar in 2014…

2 years ago
Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope AwardsExperience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards

VIDEO – DANNY TREJO HONORED Dec.8, 2022 - The glitterati of the clean and sober world in LA came together…

2 years ago
Robert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get CandidRobert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get Candid

Robert Downey Jr. and Late Dad Get Candid

FROM LESS THAN ZERO TO MORE THAN A MILLION –    Dec. 7, 2022 - He recalled becoming addicted around…

2 years ago
FILM REVIEW: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’FILM REVIEW: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’

FILM REVIEW: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’

GO SEE A GOOD MOVIE –    Dec. 2, 2022 -  “It’s not a biodoc in any standard sense, thank…

2 years ago
Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick FatherFifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father

Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father

VIDEO – GOD LOVES DOCUMENTARIES –  Nov. 29, 2022 - In his father’s underground western Greaser’s Palace, a seven-year-old Robert…

2 years ago
Redemptive Power of CreativityRedemptive Power of Creativity

Redemptive Power of Creativity

ART LIGHTS THE WAY –  Oct. 27, 2022 -  In The Creative High, the evolution of the stories of the…

2 years ago
Best Movies About Addiction And RecoveryBest Movies About Addiction And Recovery

Best Movies About Addiction And Recovery

FILMS ARE GENIUS –    Oct. 26, 2022 - Movies that detail addiction date as far back as D.W. Griffith’s…

2 years ago
The Miracles of “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief”The Miracles of “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief”

The Miracles of “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief”

HIGHER POWERS –    Oct. 28, 2022 - Truth is hard because it is real, but it does not mean…

2 years ago
Baron Geisler on His Film ‘Dollhouse’ and Sobriety JourneyBaron Geisler on His Film ‘Dollhouse’ and Sobriety Journey

Baron Geisler on His Film ‘Dollhouse’ and Sobriety Journey

FATHERHOOD HELPS –    Oct. 22, 2022 - After all the controversies that Baron Geisler has gotten embroiled in, it’s…

2 years ago
New Documentary “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief” Screens at the REEL Recovery Film Festival in North HollywoodNew Documentary “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief” Screens at the REEL Recovery Film Festival in North Hollywood

New Documentary “The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief” Screens at the REEL Recovery Film Festival in North Hollywood

YOUR HIGHER POWER WANTS YOU TO BUY TICKETS –  Aug. 8, 2022 - That first meeting was tense, to say…

2 years ago

Documentary ‘Our American Family,’ Addiction is in the Blood

BEST DOC OF THE YEAR –    Oct. 7, 2022 - “I believe that I was an addict from birth,”…

2 years ago

P.T. Anderson’s The Master: As Intoxicating as Ever

TIME TO SEE A CLASSIC? –    Sept. 15, 2022 - Ironically, his one skill, the uncanny ability to make…

2 years ago

Quote of the Week – Jean-Luc Godard

“A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” – Jean-Luc Godard…

2 years ago

Film Review of Our American Family

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR –    Aug. 28, 2022 -  Their agony is by no means unique: it resonates with…

2 years ago

Q&A with Dianne Griffin, Award-Winning Filmmaker

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  Aug. 11, 2022 - Dianne Griffin Director, Producer is an award-winning international documentary filmmaker, teacher, public…

2 years ago

The Most Brutally Honest Films About Addiction

AND BEAUTIFUL TOO –  Aug. 2, 2022 - Drug and alcohol addiction is a topic that has been explored in…

2 years ago

Hollow Metropolis Films Announces Release of Addiction Documentary ‘Fall Fight Shine’

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK –  July 24, 2022 - Director and neuroscientist Charlotte Wincott collaborated with numerous addiction…

2 years ago

Q&A with Adriana Marchione, MA, REAT, RSMT, Filmmaker

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –  July 29, 2022 - Adriana Marchione MA, REAT, RSMT has been involved in the arts…

2 years ago

Celebrities Who Have Spoken About Addiction Struggles

EVEN STARS CAN BE HUMAN –  July 7, 2022 - Lady Gaga has never been shy about her drug use,…

3 years ago

Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival?

LIVE AND IN PERSON! – July 5, 2022 – Watch the video and see what goes on behind the scenes.…

3 years ago

Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of Cannabis Addict

VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) –   June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently…

3 years ago

The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin

VIDEO – FUNNY MAN Live at the Laemmle –   May 19, 2022 - You may know him as the…

3 years ago

Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of Cannabis Addict

VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER –   2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of…

3 years ago

Occasionally Charming Alcoholism Drama

WAIT FOR NETFLIX –  March 15, 2022 - The film’s eponymous protagonist, Leslie (Andrea Riseborough), became a household name in…

3 years ago

Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel

HIGH-lights –  Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was…

3 years ago