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TuesdayNovember18201417HealinglmsoffersubstanceabusesupportinNWTByDALICARMICHAELInuvialuitlmmakerDennisAllenwasinarutwhenhecameacrossthebookCrazywater.Thenon-ctioncompilationofstoriestoldbyAboriginalpeopledealingwithaddic-tionsandalcoholabusemarkedaturningpointintherecoveringalcoholicslifeandinspiredhimtomakeadocumentaryofthesamename.NowthankstoWesternArcticMovingPicturesWAMPanditspartnersinthedepartmentofHealthandSocialServicesandtheNationalFilmBoardofCanadathefilmwillbetravelingacrosstheter-ritorythisweekwithseveralrelatedpro-ductionsaspartofthefirsteverHealingFilmTourNWT.WejustsawanopportunitywithNationalAddictionAwarenessWeekcomingupinNovembersaidJeremyEmersonexecutivedirectorofWAMP.ThereweresomelmsavailablethatwereNorthernsowewereabletosupportNorthernlmmakersaswellasstartadiscussiononanimportanttopic.ThenationalcampaignrunsfromNov.17to21andaimstosupportpeoplesufferingfromaddictionstoseekthetreatmenttheyneedtoimprovetheirlives.Werehopingthatpeoplearegoingtohavemeaningfuldiscussionsinthesecom-munitiesaboutsomeofthesepersonalissuesthatarefacingthemEmersonsaid.Wewanttogetsomesupportfromthecommu-nityandbringtheissuetolightbywatchingotherpeoplesstoriesofsuccessandhopethattheyhavehopeandtheycanrecoverandmanagetheiraddictions.Emersonsaidhewantstofosterawarenessandempathywithinthehostcommunitieswhilediscussingwhatheconsiderstobeaseriesoftabootopics.WithAllensexperi-enceshebelievedthelmmakerwouldbetheperfectpersontohostdiscussionsaroundtheheavytopicsafterthescreenings.HeusedtoliveintheTerritoriesandhesadirectorlmmakerandthetopicjusttperfect-lyforwhatweweretryingtodoEmersonsaid.ItdidnttakemuchencouragementtogetAllenonboard.ThethingaboutaddictionespeciallyalcoholabusewithnativepeopleitsaveryembarrassingtopicAllensaid.ItsashamefultopicpeopledontliketotalkaboutitandIdontthinkwecanhaveanyhealinguntilwedosomethinguntilweretalkingaboutitpubliclyamongstourselves.Otherlmsbeingscreenedonthetourin-cludetwofeature-lengthproductionsinclud-ingNorthwindornot-werewalkingdownandTonyBackfromtheBrink.Alsobeingshownareaselectionofshortlmsaboutphysicalactivityhealthyeatingsmokingalcoholrecoveryandhealthyrelationships.Weliketohaveinputfromthecommu-nitylevelourpartnersdownonthegroundandgivethemsomechoicesEmersonsaid.Weseeitasprovidingamenuoflmsandtheycanchoosetheonesthattheythinkwilltwiththecommunity.DependingonthesuccessofthisrsttourEmersonsaidhehopestomakethisinitia-tiveanannualevent.Sofarthefeedbackhasbeenreallyposi-tivepeopleareexcitedtohavethingsinthecommunityscreeningsorwhatnothesaid.ThereisfreecateringsohowcanyounotbeexcitedaboutthatItsashamefultopicpeo-pledontliketotalkaboutitandIdontthinkwecanhaveanyhealinguntilwedosomethinguntilweretalkingaboutitpubliclyamongstourselves.DennisAllenFilmmakerPhotocourtesyofWAMPHEALTHWELLNESSADDICTIONSTheHealingFilmTourhasalreadyvisitedYellowknifeandNormanWellsandwillbeinFortGoodHopeNov.18InuvikandFortMcPhersononNov.20HayRiveronNov.22FortSmithonNov.23FortProvidenceonNov.24andFortSimpsononNov.25.