Recovery (2016 film)

Recovery is a documentary narrative film about the recovery process of Matt Faulkner, a college-aged man who, a few years earlier, had suffered from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a motor vehicle accident in which he was a passenger.[1] The film explores how one copes with tragedy through interviews with Faulkner and his family, the driver of the vehicle, two of his doctors and a former seminary student. The film was first test screened in Buffalo, New York, in 2013, applied to film festivals in 2014, premiered at a film festival in 2015, and became publicly available in 2016. Additionally, the film has streamed for free on FilmFreeway since September 7, 2017.[2] [3] [4]

Release

The film was directed and produced by Ryan Monolopolus. On March 23, 2013, the book, Most Likely to Survive was released with the documentary film, "Recovery," at the film's "grand Buffalo screening" which took place at University at Buffalo (UB) Center for the Arts. [5] Monolopolus was interviewed by the West Seneca Central School district for their Spring 2017 newsletter, and indicated that the film's debut screening at UB was "the largest screening for a student work ever at UB."[6]

According to Monolopolus' resume, the film was allegedly selected as the "Best Documentary" at the Speak Here, First film festival in 2015, although no other reference to this can be found.[7]

Production

According to Monolopolus' website, the film was shot in collaboration with Mercy Flight and Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), and includes footage of a reenacted helicopter flight to ECMC, giving a portrayl of the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) air transport that was available to Faulkner to rush him to the hospital. [8] [9] The film had an approximate budget of $15,000.[10]

References
  1. Holmes, Melissa (14 Feb 2013). "Matt Faulkner: From Tragedy to Triumph". WGRZ-TV. WGRZ-TV. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. "'Recovery' documentary now available for free online viewing". Orchard Park Bee. Bee Publications Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  3. "Recovery (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. Monolopolus, Ryan. "Recovery - FIlmFreeway". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. Olczak, Paul (7 February 2013). "Tragedy brings friends together again". West Seneca Bee. Bee Publications. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. Kirchmyer, Lauren (May 2017). "Catching Up with the Original Mr. West" (PDF). Our Schools (Vol 43 Issue 3). West Seneca Central School District. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. "Ryan Monolopolus | MySHOOT". MySHOOT. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. "Matt Faulkner: From Tragedy to Triumph". WGRZ. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. Monolopolus, Ryan. "Recovery". RyanMono.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  10. "Recovery (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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