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morrisambYou can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:


The short film based on the first chapter of my memoir Father's Touch (sexual abuse within a JW family) is completed and can be viewed on actor Kevin Spacey's international short film web site:

http://www.triggerstreet.com

All you need is an email address to join (it's free) .
Once you are a member go to New Arrivals: Father's Touch

Love to get your feedback (there's a place to post reviews). The film is competing against many for a festival that's coming up in January! This will only draw more international attention to situations of child abuse.

I should point out that as in the first chapter of my memoir, I suggest what is to come...it does not show graphic situations, but the suggestion is there!
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simplesallyRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
signed up but can't find your film
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Thanks Sally...you can find my film different ways...search for Father's Touch under browse short films

or search members PLF...that will take you to the bio page of the producer/director...and then click on her upload Father's Touch...let me know if this works! Thanks for your effort!

Oh should add, New Arrivals will take you there as well!
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

The film has received excellent reviews and many views on Triggerstreet. Thanks!
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sheraRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

 Well done Morrisamb.

 I agree with all the reviews,very chilling,gave me a heavy heart.

 

 
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sheraRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Thanks so much Shera! Did you have any problem viewing the film?

Donald
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sheraRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
Not at all.
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MattyRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
Many thanks for the link Morrisamb, and well done.


Please let our friends at Lambsroar know about it as well.
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Thanks Matty! I really appreciate your feedback!

All who've seen it...could you tell it was about sexual abuse?

And for those so inclined, a review would really help us with the festival...it's being decided within 4 days! yikes!

Thanks a mil.

Donald
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
Thanks to all who posted a review of my short! Much appreciated!  Donald
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

I'll bet one of you posted this review on Triggerstreet!...very kind of you!

 
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Fantastic job

This was an excellent short. The music was a strong enhancement to the visuals. It increased in intensity and waned to create the desired mood. It also had an eerie quality to support the story-line. The subtle shattering sound was both poignant and prophetic in relation to the theme. The camera work was well done. Every scene was clear, vivid, and crisp. The POV shots were a nice style that pulled me into the film. I did feel the middle shots with the woman flashed a bit too quick. I also would have liked a bit more definition to the plot. The plot was clear to me because I read the production notes. Although the impact would still have been strong if I hadn't read them, I might not have fully understood the man was reminiscing about his childhood. Also, the abuse to the child was left to my imagination rather than visualized. Still, it was a powerful piece. The rather innocuous shot of the home and the end shot of the woman in the mirror had tremendous impact. Fantastic job. -- November 8, 2003 - 8:52 PM

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Big TexRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

morrisamb

How did I miss this thread!  Sorry.

All I can say is:  wow.  It gave me goosebumps.  I agree with the review, the shot of the house kind of framed the whole thing.  It reminded of a line from a movie I saw years ago:  "All these neat little house and neat little yards, no one would ever think anything is wrong in them."  It provided showed the dichotomy between what the outside worlds sees versus the reality.

If I did have a criticism, and it's really picky actually, it's that one has to be familiar with the story to pick up on the fine points.  But that might be an unfair criticism since it is a short film and so much happened that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get it all in.

All in all, I say fantastic job Donald.  This is a worthy segue to film, as it treats the subject with accuracy and respect.
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Thanks so much big Tex for the support! It is very difficult and dicy to depict sexual abuse in a 6 minute film using children who represent me...but there are definite hints of it, I'm sure you noticed...thanks again for your continued personal and public support!

Donald
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czarofmischiefRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Hey Donald,

I posted my review - you can read it if you want. I just wanted to add a personal note that you are very courageous to spill so much of yourself out on canvas.

Good work, lad.

CZAR
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
Wow..thanks Czar..you guys are so supportive!
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
Hi gang, thought you might be interested in this email I received today...

Hi donald !  Yes, I am still interested in seeing the Father's Touch movie !

Please share this urgent message with Friends Of Children:

Time Warner Cable has hired Joel Steinberg - convicted child murderer out on parole this summer - to host their crime show "New York Confidential" on Channel 35.  Mr. Steinberg beat his illegally adopted daughter Lisa to death in 1987.  As she lay dying on a cold dirty bathroom floor, he and his live in companion proceeded to abuse cocaine at their kitchen table.  Lisa was just 6 years old.  

If you are unaware of the particulars, please read the enclosed New York newspaper link  (New York City - Joel Steinberg Lines Up TV Job.):  http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-joel0923,0,4942696.story?coll=nyc-topheadlines-left

A protest against the evil profiteering of Lisa's death is most definitely needed in New York City.   If you know of anyone who is organizing such, please alert me to it. 
If I cannot find anyone who is, I know an organization who will help start one.

You may contact Time Warner Cable yourself to verify such facts @ 212.598.7200.  
 
Please contact me ASAP !
 
I cannot believe that this is a true story. Who would want a convicted child murderer on their staff ?
 
Tina Alfano
President
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Donald here again,
 
here are some Links re Joel Steinberg and Hedda Nussbaum
 
here is an organization that wants to stop this atrocity:
 
MASA : Mothers Against Sexual Abuse
 
And interested in writing to protest:
Time Warner Cable
Mr. Gary Rosenblum
President
120 E. 23rd
9th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Mr. Darnay Hoffman
Director of "New York Confidential"
210 West 70th Street
Suite 209
New York, NY 10023

Mr. Bob Watson
Executive Director of Time Warner Cable
120 E. 23rd
9th Floor
New York, NY 10010
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

One of the things I just realized is that people have been looking for something indicating sexual abuse in the short film on Triggerstreet. Well, it is based on the first chapter of my book and I DIDN'T put sexual abuse in the first chapter either. I hint yes, but felt it is better to suggest than to punch readers/viewers with such a subject. So the film maker did remain true to my author vision.

Here's what an ex-Witness in Toronto wrote in his review of the short on Triggersteet:

The Past May Be Closer Than You Think

Delicately handled and beautifully shot, this film captures the emotional trauma associated with a victim returning to the scene of a crime perpetrated long ago. The absence of dialogue parallels the silence which often accompanies the abuse of a child, and the movement between time periods sensitively depicts an ongoing struggle between the past and present so common in the memoirs of a young victim.Interesting use of reflected images in mirrors and windows adds a ghostly element which helps to establish a link between the subject and his tormented past, distant yet much alive. The filmmakers have crafted a subtle yet unflinching glimpse of a life few of us ever experience, yet they allow us to take a safe journey to a very dark and dangerous place. -- November 9, 2003 - 9:08 PM
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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:

Look at this review I got...within days, Kevin Spacey and his business partner will be picking the top 50...wish me luck!

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Deep and Powerful!

"Father's Touch" is absolutely excellent. Louise Fagan's direction is absolutely excellent. The scoring and sound editing works in perfect tandem with the visual editing providing dimension to the story and riveting the viewer. Opening is very effective, the mystery behind the face in the rear view mirror, the promise of something dark, something hidden, and the music immediately arrests your attention. I am aware of the fear, desperation, helplessness, loss, scars, sorrow, hope. Great camera work, great editing, great timing, very effective acting. It's like the best of silent cinema. It doesn't tell the viewer what to think, it awakens inside the viewer, resonating with anyone who has ever felt helpless as a child, or afraid, or overwhelmed by an inexplicable adult world. This story is also one of society's "dirty little secrets" but it's not cliched, it's told in such an inventive way it appears fresh and immediate and very individual. This is a story that has lots more to tell. I can't think of anything negative to say about it, or anything that could be done better. I believe this is good enough to enter in the any professional film festival and hope "Father's Touch" makes it to the next Top 10 winners. -- November 10, 2003 - 8:08 PM

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morrisambRe: You can finally see the short film on Father's Touch here:
I received this email from an award-winning director about my short film, Father's Touch on Triggerstreet.com
 
Hi Donald.
Decided to try to watch the film again. It worked - though unfortunately in a tiny frame - I say that because the imagery was beautiful and very evocative of the past and the feelings you've expressed.
 
The film felt very true to the book with the jump cuts and flashbacks, and the juxtaposition of the different years represented.
 
I was also surprised by the likeness of the actors to you!
 
Donald, there was one very strong theme to the film which I pretty much left out of the documentary because I didn't feel there was enough time to explore it properly - that of the relationship between you and your mother and your mother as silent witness to the abuse. It's a difficult issue and one that I choose to ignore, although I was constantly thinking about it.  To my mind, the film is fairly accusing of the silent witness.
 
Something I read recently - a German psychotherapist - Bert Hellinger - talks of a father's sexual abuse of his children as having two perpetrators - both mother and father. One allows it to happen by being inactive. The other actively makes it happen. I believe he calls it a form of codependency.
I wouldn't have raised this, but I think the short does and I 'm interested in you're take on it in terms of the film.
 
Talk to you soon and congratulations on your performance and on a terrific film.
 
Thank you.
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I'd be interested in fellow JW.com'ers feelings about this after watching the short! Then I'll share my two cents worth..thanks!
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