"Neverland" selected to be screened at 2010 Ohio Shorts festival

Saturday, May 8, 7pm
Film/Video Theater
Wexner Center for the Arts
1871 N High St
Columbus, OH 43210

Neverland (2009, 12 mins., 27 secs.), Yanina Manolova, Athens.
A documentary that details the individual struggles of five Appalachian women during a period in their recovery from substance abuse and domestic violence. Most of them are mothers who have lost custody of their children. All five women graduated from the Rural Women's Recovery Program in Athens, OH.

http://www.wexarts.org/fv/ohioshorts/

"Neverland" and "Born Addicts: Drug Addicted Babies in the United States" will be presented at Ohio Women's Symposium, organized by ODADAS

"Neverland: Appalachian Women- Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse and Recovery" and "Born Addicts: Drug Addicted Babies in the United States" will be presented at the 2010 Ohio Women's Symposium on May 19 at Doubletree Hotel, Columbus/Worthington, organized by The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS). This event is designed to help enhance the quality and effectiveness of Ohio’s gender-specific alcohol and other drug prevention, treatment and recovery services system. This year, the Symposium will offer keynote speakers with expertise in opiate addiction treatment, recovery management, family-centered treatment and trauma-informed care, among other topics.

"Neverland" and "Born Addicts:Drug Addicted Babies in the United States" presented at the monthly Ohio Women’s Network of Treatment Providers meeting

March 12, 2010

Columbus, Ohio

NEVERLAND will be presented at the International Women's Day Festival, organized by the Women's Center at Ohio University

International Women's Day Festival
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2-6 PM
Baker Center Ballroom, Ohio University
NEVERLAND will be presented between 3:30-3:45 PM
Guest: Jessica from NEVERLAND

http://vimeo.com/9770611

*Drawing on the poster by A. S. (recovering woman, Rural Women's Recovery Program, Athens, Ohio, 2008)

"Were you ever that scared child? The one that felt so lost and so all alone? All my life, I just wanted somebody to love me. And i never really felt like anybody loved me. Soon I was in search of acceptance and approval. And if you said you were never going to love me, somehow i convinced myself I could make you love me. I never knew what the definition of family meant. What was to be a safe heaven was something I feared to go home to. I have been mentally, physically and sexually abused since as early in my childhood as I can remember which led me to liquor, pills, crack, or any type of dope that was going to take me to another level to keep me from feeling what I was feeling." /A.S./

Спомен за Лиско

Котето от детството ми- Лиско, беше верен другар 19 години. Почина на 15 Декември, 2009-а година, няколко часа преди самолета да кацне в България, където не се бях прибирала от година и половина.
Лиско, правеше всеки мой ден усмихнат с пакостите и закачките си. Ще ми липсва завинаги.

"Walking Thru Hale" by Angie Pelphrey

"A Little Girl's Dream"

There she was, a little girl, who always seemed to live in the shadows. She used to wish so hard for just one friend to play with her. She wanted a mom who would hold her and hug her, and let her sit on her lap. She dreamed of being the popular one, with lots of friends and parents who would smile and laugh with her, people who would sometimes listen to what she wanted to say. She wanted to know that she was a smart girl. But as much as she wanted these things, she knew better, because she was bad. Most people were scared of her, and didn't like her. Her biggest dream was to grow up and be an airline stewardess. She wanted to fly all over the world. Just fly away. Fly to places where she could have lots of friends in faraway places. When she told her mom, her mom said, "A stewardess is nothing but a waitress in the air." Her dream ended. Her mom told her she could be a waitress , right here on the ground, because that's all she'd ever be. She never dreamed again.

Иво (15.12.1979 - 03.08.2009)

Не сме сигурни дали сънуваме, докато някой с огромни, плашещи ръце те отнема.
Спряхме дори да те забелязваме. Онзи твой свят ни бе непознат. Всяко твое помръдване и различност ни отдалечаваше. Отговор нямахме, само тихо и бавно изпращане. Изпратихме те преди да си тръгнеш. А когато си отиде завинаги, притихнали се чудехме дали някога те е имало. Само за едно нещо винаги бяхме сигурни- че те обичаме.
Често когато се стъмне ще си спомняме за теб и улицата на която израстнахме. Същата тази улица, която те галеше с гласовете на близките ти и ти обещаваше приказно бъдеще.

Ще ни липсваш завинаги.

Почивай в мир, Иво...

"NEVERLAND" a short film by Yanina Manolova

http://www.soulalpha.com/video/2/neverland/index.html

Neverland details my experiences while living among several Appalachian women during a period of their recovery from substance abuse and domestic violence. Adequate awareness needs to be raised regarding the correlation between these two issues since many of these women end up in the cycle of addiction as a result of incest or family violence. Only about 2 percent of government funding for drug and substance abuse is used for prevention, while the rest is spent on substance abuse treatment, and secondary consequences such as prosecuting and putting offenders in prison. The state of Ohio is still in a desperate need of drug reform to address drug abuse as a public health rather than criminal justice issue.


Yanina Manolova
Athens, Ohio
June, 2009

Yanina Manolova © 2009

Cry baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjD4eWEUgMM

"Sometimes we've got to sing this song..Sometimes we've got to sing out of key.." /Hooverphonic/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R56TQw6onto&feature=related