Authentic! This documentary is an accurate and moving portrayal of alcoholism. In November 2005, A&E Television Network premiered Random 1 a documentary-style reality television series capturing the efforts of John Chester and Andre Miller to help random individuals make significant improvements in their lives. The series explored how a simple act of kindness can truly change lives.
Recently two of the episodes were made into a feature length documentary called “Lost in Woonsocket”. The movie has been accepted into a number of film festivals. The story is about two alcoholics, Mark and Normand, who are homeless in Woonsocket, Rhode island. John Chester and Andre Miller and their team embark on helping Mark and Normand find their sobriety.
The documentary provides short glimpses into the lives of Mark and Normand where we see the damage alcoholism does to Mark and Normand, their families and their communities. The film is full of hope and tragedy and it does an excellent job of showing how hard it is for an alcoholic to find and keep their sobriety.
The team of John Chester, Andre Miller, Brian Altounian, Pat Finn, Charles J. Weber, David Riordan, Thea Maichle are social entrepreneurs using the media to make a difference. If you go to their website they make the following statement “We believe that as Americans, we have a rich tradition of helping individuals who are less fortunate than ourselves. Lost and Found in America (LAFIA) strives to inspire in each of us, the power to save the world, one life at a time.
If you would like more information on the film please check out the website at:
http://www.lafia.org/featuredproject.fsp.
Lost & Found in America (LAFIA) is a non-profit organization formed to utilize media to highlight the efforts of individuals and organizations that are committed to helping those in need in their communities. The inspiration for the creation of LAFIA started with festival screenings of the documentary film “Lost in Woonsocket”.
