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New Dawn is sponsoring the creation of a moving film,

Expressing Disorder: A Documentary about Hope and Healing from Eating Disorders

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From the filmmaker: "I knew almost nothing about eating disorders until I was personally affected by a sufferer of this condition. When I was in college, I discovered that someone I loved had a severe eating disorder (ED). After a great deal of thought, I began a journey to film ED programs in Texas, California, Colorado, New York and Florida in order to better understand the struggles someone with ED experiences and how recovery could be possible. As a filmmaker, I identified with the creative process of expressing one's thoughts and feelings as a means of personal healing, and I became intrigued when I discovered that expressive arts therapies existed. Over time, as I filmed the stories of women with ED, what began to emerge was the theme of creative expression being a powerful force in fostering recovery. This is a documentary film about hope and healing through those therapies." -- David Alvarado