Hope Is What Empowers The Veteran Photo Recovery Project — An Inside Look Into the Making of VISIONS OF WARRIORS by Filmmaker Ming Lai
Ming Lai, Producer/Writer/Editor/Director of VISIONS OF WARRIORS
A good friend of mine always bets on the long shots in life. He may not win, but he tries anyway. And his life becomes richer because of it. After learning about Susan Quaglietti, an inspiring nurse practitioner who’s been using innovative photography therapy to treat veterans who are suffering from mental illness, I decided to follow his lead, taking a chance and approaching her about making a documentary together.
I was drawn to Susan’s important work because I’m passionate about photography and have been developing a narrative feature film about a war photographer who’s battling against post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I was struck by the fact that her powerful story was the exact opposite of mine. That is, instead of photography causing mental illness, it could be used to heal it…(Read the full post and watch the trailer on FilmCourage.com here)
“I was drawn to Susan [Quaglietti’s] important work because I’m passionate about photography and have been developing a narrative feature film about a war photographer who’s battling against post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I was struck by the fact that her powerful story was the exact opposite of mine. That is, instead of photography causing mental illness, it could be used to heal it.”
