5 | It’s Weird Making a Film About Your Family

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Trauma Town

Amanda Mustard

6 episodes

1 day ago

Trauma Town explores photojournalist and director Amanda Mustard’s navigation of generational trauma in the wake of her HBO documentary, Great Photo, Lovely Life. After spending more than 8 years unlocking secrets of her grandfather’s serial sexual abuse, there’s still a lot left to unpack. How do you tell your family story in a way that embraces its messy reality and avoids sensationalism? How do we respond to sexual violence, and how can we do better? Join Amanda for a series of candid, vulnerable, and occasionally funny conversations about the precariousness of breaking cycles of trauma.

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5 | It’s Weird Making a Film About Your Family

Trauma Town

31 minutes 23 seconds

1 year ago

5 | It’s Weird Making a Film About Your Family

Amanda chats with her friend and mentor Sasha Joseph Neulinger about their shared surreal experience as primary characters in their own documentary projects, what it’s like to navigate projections from outsiders, the importance of self-care, and the subjectivity of language around abuse.

This episode was recorded before the release of Great Photo, Lovely Life.

Sasha Joseph Neulinger is the Founder and President of Voice For The Kids, and Co-Founder and Head of Production at Step 1 Films. In 2015, Sasha presented at TEDxBozeman with his first public speech, Trauma Is Irreversible. How It Shapes Us Is Our Choice. Since his TED Talk, Sasha has presented over 100 keynote speeches around the world, helping raise over $8 million for the fight against child abuse. Sasha made his directorial debut at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival with his autobiographical, feature-length documentary, REWIND. REWIND had its US Television Premiere on May 11, 2020 as a part of PBS’ Independent Lens lineup, and has since been streaming for audiences both nationally and internationally. REWIND was nominated for a 2020 Critics Choice Award for Best First Feature Documentary and received three Emmy Nominations in 2021, including Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, Outstanding Direction, and Outstanding Editing.