Project Description
‘Don’t cry, be a man!’
A mother’s concern for her son and his abuse of alcohol takes her on a journey of her own self-discovery. She reflects on the past and her concerns for young people and their determination to experience life to its fullest, she shares the years of watching helplessly the harms of what high consumptions of alcohol can do to one’s young body, mind & emotional wellbeing.
The pain and hardship of its affects on families. The internal pain of a mother feeling ‘useless’ as she observes the self-destruction of her child becoming a ‘man’. His life challenges that found him lost.
Through determination, persistence and knowledge she meets inspiring people, Rev Bill Crews from the Exodus foundation. She hits the streets with Bill and meets kids also struggling with their addictions and sees ‘promise’. She sees the miracles of how individuals ‘ broken from the ruins of alcohol abuse’ are repairing their lives. Observe as they become the ‘keepers of their own destiny’ and drive their own internal forces to heal their lives. And finally, as her ancestors take her to meet Uncle Bob Randall, a traditional owner of Uluru NT, his simple message of wisdom for healing one’s addictions. She learns her son’s journey is as much hers as it is his.
What makes one young man ‘sink’ and another ‘swim’?
What happens to a young person’s physiology, short and long term?
A real and positive look at ALCOHOL and young people, their feelings, their concerns, the harms, preventative tools to a healthier life.
Men do cry ….
Project Details
Producer / Writer: Fran Dobbie
Director: Michelle Cotterill
