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Title States of grace : a journey of loss, resilience and renewal / a film by Helen S. Cohen & Mark Lipman ; an Open Studio Productions film
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016

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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.
Traffic accident victims -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
People with disabilities -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
Parents with disabilities -- California -- San Francisco -- Biography
People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- California -- San Francisco
Orthopedic surgery -- Rehabilitation -- California -- San Francisco
Physical therapy -- California -- San Francisco
Healing -- California -- San Francisco -- Psychological aspects
Accidents -- California -- San Francisco -- Psychological aspects
Traffic accident victims.
People with disabilities.
Parents with disabilities.
Accidents -- Psychological aspects.
Healing -- Psychological aspects.
People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation.
Physical therapy.
Traffic accidents.
California -- San Francisco.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Biographies.
Documentaires.
Biographies.
Form Streaming video
Author Cohen, Helen S., film director.
Lipman, Mark (Documentary filmmaker), film director.
Dammann, Grace, on-screen participant.
Yamamoto, Kenji, 1950 March 19- editor of moving image work.
Karpman, Laura, composer (expression)
Open Studio Productions, production company.