RRFF- Susan Whigham / Deal With It

Susan Whigham
Susan Whigham is a student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco
studying Motion Picture and Television directing. Her films have appeared in over a
dozen film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. The REEL Recovery Film Festival
is proud to showcase four of her shorts that embrace the destruction of addiction
and the hope and light of recovery: Cling, The Danger in Happiness, Her Undying,
Self in Silence and Solitude. Director Susan Whigham. 25 minutes

Deal With It
(2015) Shamira Raphaëla lives a seemingly successful life as a documentary film
director. But her reality is that her father and brother, who are both in and out of
jail. Her dad Pempy, has used heroine and crack for more than thirty years, and
has a long criminal record. Her brother Andy, is following in his fathers’ footsteps.
A extraordinarily raw and personal film about destructive family patterns and
unconditional love. This film seems to prove addiction is not a disease. Director
Shamira Raphaela. 58 minutes In Dutch with English Subtitles