UPCOMING EVENTS
Virtual Screening and Twitter Chat with Darrell Hammond and Michelle Esrick!
JUNE 10TH. Twitter Chat at 7pm EST.
This exclusive opportunity to view the film is available to all ACES Connection members - a free membership! Sign up here.
October 2019: School of Social Change - Addiction in America
EXACT OCTOBER DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED BY AUGUST 1ST.
A special screening of Cracked Up with the director, Michelle Esrick, who will speak on childhood trauma as a root cause of addiction.
PAST EVENTS
May 29th: Screening at 30th World Trauma Conference
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 7:30-8:30 PM
Join filmmaker Michelle Esrick and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk at a special screening of Cracked Up followed by a Q & A at the International Trauma Conference, Boston, MA
Sea Port World Trade Center, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA (map)
May 15th: TEDx Traverse City
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 12:30-1:30 PM
Michelle Esrick will be a featured speaker at TEDx Traverse City.
April 24th: Faces of Resilience
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 6:00-9:00 PM
A special screening of Cracked Up followed by a Q&A with director Michelle Esrick and Darrell Hammond
https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/ways-to-give/faces-of-resilience.
November 14th: World Premiere of Cracked Up at DOC NYC Film Festival
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:00-9:00 PM
With courage and, of course, humor, master impressionist, comedian and Saturday Night Live veteran Darrell Hammond reveals his dark history of child abuse. Brilliant in the spotlight, Darrell was misdiagnosed and wrongly medicated for decades, struggling with drugs, alcohol and nightmarish flashbacks. Michelle Esrick’s poignant film illuminates the devastating effects of childhood trauma and the importance of setting repressed memories free. She artfully balances humor and tragedy to craft a beautiful story of hope and resilience.
Second screening added at 9:45pm. Both screenings SOLD OUT!
Oct 15th-17: 2018 National ACE's Conference
Cracked Up was invited to give a private screening at the 2018 National ACEs Conference in San Francisco, CA on October 15-17th. In attendance were close to 1,000 health care professionals ranging from pediatricians, psychologists, teachers, therapists, and specialists working with the ACE study in their practice. Some of the audience members suggested to Esrick that the film be required viewing for doctors, therapists, teachers, parents and anyone working with children.
Sept. 24th-26th: Capitol Hill Visit
On October 24th, President Trump signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. We are honored to have played a role in helping to get this important legislation passed and signed into law.
On September 24-26th, Michelle Esrick and Darrell Hammond met with members of Congress and non-governmental organizations in Washington, DC to discuss childhood trauma and two important supporting bills; the Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act and Opioid Crisis Response Act. On October 24th, President Trump signed into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. We are honored to have played a role in helping to get this important legislation passed and signed into law. They met with:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
National Children's Alliance
Senator Heidi Heitkamp
Representative Bobby Scott
Representative Frank Pallone
Senator Dick Durbin
Congressman Mike Gallagher
Congressman Danny K. Davis
Julia Frederick, representative from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office
Energy & Commerce Committee
Ways & Means Committee
Education & the Workforce Committee
August 3rd-4th: Traverse City Film Festival Screening
Cracked Up was screened as a work-in-progress film on August 3-4th at Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan. Both screenings were sold out and the film along with Director Michelle Esrick received a very moving standing ovation. The screening was followed by a Q&A with Esrick, and Producer David Becker was also in attendance.