The manager of Sankalpa Dr. Tom O Brien talks openly about the making of ‘The Pharm’ and the value of film making as a model of adult learning and personal development. Currently Sankalpa is making two new films, one looking at elderly abuse and another exploring long term methadone maintenance.
Sankalpa is a holistic centre that works with people who are seeking support to detox off methadone.
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Interview with Tom on the making of ‘The Pharm’
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Mandy talks about making ‘The Pharm’
Monday, November 15th, 2010‘The Pharm’ is a short film made by local people from Finglas and Cabra who attend the Sankalpa addiction rehabilitation program. The film is about addiction to valium and alcohol and focuses on the plight on a mother who is struggling with life in Finglas. The central character Deborah (Amanda Doonan) is not only struggling with the stresses and strains of her own life, she also has a teenage daughter Laura (Lynne Murray) who has started to mirror her mother’s behaviour. Deborah turns to her Doctor (Ray Higgins) for support who in turn prescribes her valium without an adequate assessment of her needs and in the end the prescription reinforces her isolation and sense of despair. Laura eventually convinces her mother to go to FAST (Finglas Addiction Support Team) but Debora is reluctant to admit she needs support.
Help Sankapa win the ‘Better together’ film competition!
Saturday, October 30th, 2010Win one of three €3,000 cash prizes for your charity, club or association!
Help Sankalpa win Just click here and vote for The Pharm! and then tell your friends!
Watch ‘The Pharm’ on youtube and win an iPod!
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Would you like to win an iPod? Ok! On the 8th of October we will up load the full version of the ‘The Pharm’ to Youtube. All you have to do, is watch the film and answer a simple question and email your answer to hello@sankalpa.ie
You must be over 18 and from Ireland to enter. The competition opens on the 8th of October 2010. Full details of the competition will be published here before we up load the film to youtube.
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