Ironcutter Media, LLC is pleased to announce our Spring 2009 releases of the BEYOND THE WALL SERIES.
BEYOND THE WALL: Homeless Zone Memorial Day Commemorative Premiere! Community Arts Center Monday, May 18th 2009 7:30pm Free and Open to Public 224 W. 4th Street Williamsport, PA 17701 www.caclive.com
BEYOND THE WALL SERIES, an engaging and educational line of works exploring post-combat issues in America, including:
BEYOND THE WALL: THE JOURNEY HOME*
BEYOND THE WALL: HOMELESS ZONE, A SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY
Visit www.beyondthewallseries.com to learn more. (*2nd edition of formerly titled, 'Still the Monkey, What Happens to Warriors after War')
BEYOND THE WALL: THE JOURNEY HOME (Formerly titled, 'Still the Monkey What Happens to Warriors after War')
SYNOPSIS:
For the character of Dennis Michaels, a Marine and Vietnam Veteran still waging war with cycles of Survivor's Guilt and the emotion-numbing 'Body-Bag Syndrome’ he has self-administered for nearly forty years, life changes when he begins mentoring a young Marine veteran wounded in Iraq undergoing rehabilitation at Walter Reed’s Mologne House. As their personal histories of fighting for their country and their sanity intersect, they begin a cathartic journey of transforming pain into healing while honoring their Marine code of conduct: Never leave anyone behind.
Beyond the Wall: The Journey Home by Alivia C. Tagliaferri is a reality-based work of historical fiction that portrays the mentorship of a warrior of old and a warrior of today, historically accurate depictions of battles in Vietnam and Iraq, the journey through the minds of warriors post-combat, and the rigors of rehabilitation for loss of limb, innocence and emotion.
BEYOND THE WALL: THE JOURNEY HOME (Formerly titled 'Still the Monkey, What Happens to Warriors after War')
REVIEWS
"Despite volumes written about war and its effects throughout the ages, it is difficult to convey the experience to those of us who have not experienced combat. Through the story of Dennis, a Vietnam Veteran, this compelling novel engages the reader from the first page and allows us into the world of honor, courage, loyalty, and commitment, as well as the brutality of war, and the pain of its consequences.
It is at its best in conveying what we clinicians refer to as “survival guilt,” a short cut term that can barely begin to describe the aftermath of the combination of intense and almost sacred bonds formed during combat with the brutal loss of those so uniquely loved. Although as civilians we will never fully understand what it is like to live through and beyond combat, this important book will help us to appreciate the living consequences of those who have."
(Dr. M. Tracie Shea, Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Brown University)
"One of the Year's Best" (2007) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
"A moving novel" - VVA Magazine April 2008 Issue (Vietnam Veterans of America)
"As a therapist who treats veterans with post traumatic stress disorder, I found this book powerfully wields a new pathway for teaching others about combat trauma...it is cathartic and poetic all at once." (Jerome Beightol, PTSD Therapist and Veteran)
Now on YouTube!
Artists in Depth features an 'Inside-the-Actor's Studio' inspired interview led by host Nathan Baer discussing Still the Monkey. Produced by Cinema Chaos, a crew of West Potomac Academy high school TV and Film Production students (Alexandria, VA).