From Shock to Awe
World Premiere

FROM SHOCK TO AWE is available for rent or download on digital platforms: Vimeo, iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. The DVD/BluRay also available for sale via MAPS store.

When trauma leaves us broken spiritually, where do we turn? Is healing even possible? Join two U.S. combat veterans in an intimate and raw look at their post-war lives, lives shattered by severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Filmmakers follow Matt and Mike over three years, diving deep into both their hopes for wholeness and their fear of the unknown. Abandoning traditional pharmaceutical drugs, our heros search for relief in unlikely places. Healing, we discover, can be found through the controversial and mind-expanding world of cannabis, ayahuasca and MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy. We learn how those struggling with trauma can use these incredible substances successfully to heal their wounds. From Shock to Awe raises fundamental questions about war, the pharmaceutical industry and the U.S. legal system. Follow Matt and Mike, and their families, as they truly return home.


Trailer

   
Cast & Crew   Technical
Director:
Luc Côté, Janine Sagert

Executive Producers:
Maxi Cohen

Producer:
Kevin Kraus, Janine Sagert, Luc Côté

Cinematographer:
Luc Côté

Editor:
Luc Côté

Principal Cast:
Michael Cooley, Matt Kahl, Ryan LeCompte 		  Country:
USA & Canada

Run Time:
86 min

Year:
2018

Language:
English
 

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