CUT: Teens and Self Injury

a documentary film by Wendy Schneider

“Urgent, searching, and profoundly moving, CUT issues a call to bring the problem of self-injury out of the shadows and reminds us that the first step towards healing is an honest acknowledgment of reality.”

Cut:Teens and Self Injury provides an intimate look at a problem that affects thousands of young people, their families and friends.  Resisting sensationalism and graphic images, the film draws its power from the voices of the teens themselves.

The film’s participants talk about the root causes of their cutting: Their experiences of alienation and inadequacy, their deep desire to feel, their sense of cutting as a part of the world they can control. They describe the resistance and denial that often greets their attempts to talk about their feelings and actions. Finally, they describe how they confronted and often overcame their urge to self-harm.

Interviews with parents and mental health professionals increase understanding of the problem and provide practical ways to address it.

CUT’s highlights include rock icon Shirley Manson’s testimony concerning her own cutting.

Fully aware of the extent of the problem, the film incorporates the perspectives of males and females, whites blacks and Asian Americans.

For CUT event information or to schedule a screening at your school or organization, please contact the director, Wendy Schneider, at :

Wendy@cutthemovie.com
P.O. Box 3253 Madison, WI 53704
608-239-5771

I began this website, blog and advocacy journey because I’m a mom. I’m a mom of three, two of whom developed a serious mental illness. As our family tackled the challenges of that reality, we learned a lot. Sure, we learned facts and data and medical minutiae, but we learned a whole lot more about love and tolerance, acceptance and gratitude and joy. Big stuff. Good stuff. Real stuff. We are blessed.

The video below, created by my Twitterfriends, Jyl at Mommy Gossip and Carissa at Good and Crazy People, warmly portrays all of that and more.

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