Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) |
Summary |
Winner of multiple audience awards, States of Grace intimately captures the profound transformation of a revered physician and her family in the wake of a life-changing accident. For Dr. Grace Dammann, a pioneering AIDS specialist who was honored by the Dalai Lama, a routine commute across the Golden Gate Bridge turned tragic when another driver crashed head on into her car. After seven weeks in a coma and a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened with her cognitive abilities intact, though her body was left shattered. States of Grace follows her return home to the Buddhist community where she and her partner Nancy "Fu" Schroeder live with their teenage daughter Sabrina, who was born with cerebral palsy. Family dynamics are turned upside down as each of them must negotiate new roles and responsibilities. As the only able-bodied person in their household, Fu becomes the primary caregiver to Grace while also taking on a more active role as parent. Grace, meanwhile, must reconcile her joy at still being alive with the frustration of being so dependent on others. With dry humor and brave candor, the three of them slowly recalibrate their lives together and apart. Through verité footage and interviews with doctors, family, and friends, the film paints an inspiring portrait of devotion and trust as it delicately documents one woman's fight to reinvent herself |
Notes |
Title from title frames |
Credits |
Editor, Kenji Yamamoto; Cinematography and sound recordist, Mark Lipman; music composer, Laura Karpman |
Performer |
Featuring: Dr. Grace Dammann ; interviews with Nancy "Fu" Schroeder, Sabrina (Grace and Nancy's daughter) and others |
Event |
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2014 |
Subject |
Dammann, Grace.
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Traffic accident victims -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
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People with disabilities -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
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Parents with disabilities -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
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People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- California -- San Francisco
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Orthopedic surgery -- Rehabilitation -- California -- San Francisco
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Physical therapy -- California -- San Francisco
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Healing -- California -- San Francisco -- Psychological aspects
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Accidents -- California -- San Francisco -- Psychological aspects
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Traffic accident victims.
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People with disabilities.
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Parents with disabilities.
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Accidents -- Psychological aspects.
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Healing -- Psychological aspects.
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People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation.
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Physical therapy.
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Traffic accidents.
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California -- San Francisco.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Biographies.
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Documentaires.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Cohen, Helen S., film director.
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Lipman, Mark (Documentary filmmaker), film director.
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Dammann, Grace, on-screen participant.
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Yamamoto, Kenji, 1950 March 19- editor of moving image work.
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Karpman, Laura, composer (expression)
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Open Studio Productions, production company.
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