Prisoner Prisoner of of

Her Her Past Past

Prisoner of Her Past is the story of Sonia Reich.

Sonia was a young, Jewish girl during the Holocaust and had to hide to escape the Nazis.

60 years later...

she is still struggling with the effects of

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

An anxiety disorder that canAn anxiety disorder that canoccur after you've seen or experienced occur after you've seen or experienced

a traumatic event thata traumatic event thatinvolved the threat of injury or death.involved the threat of injury or death.

The filmmaker, Howard Reich, is Sonia's son and he made the film in hopes of understanding his mother's struggle during the Holocaust.

The central message of the film includes 2 parts:

The central message of the film includes 2 parts:

- The effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The central message of the film includes 2 parts:

- The effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Males and Females

- Survival

Effectiveness of communicating the message

Effectiveness of communicating the message

The film effectively communicated its message with good sources and scenes that were set up to show the message.

What did the filmmaker want the audience's response to be?

What did the filmmaker want the audience's response to be?

I believe that the filmmaker wanted the audience's response to be that of understanding and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder awareness as well.

Sources used in the film

- Interviews with the Therapist

- Interviews with the Hurricane Katrina Survivors

- Clips from local news of the night Sonia's PTSD appeared

Sources used in the film

- Interviews with the Therapist

The Interviews with the Therapist showed how Howard was looking for answers about his mother's condition and how he discovered that she has PTSD.

Sources used in the film

- Interviews with the Hurricane Katrina Survivors

The interviews with the Hurricane Katrina survivors helped to communicate the messages of the film with the effects of PTSD and survival because the girls told their stories of surviving the hurricane. One girl especially who they believed to have PSTD after she told her story.

Sources used in the film

- Clips from local news of the night Sonia's PTSD appeared

The local news clips showed the reasoning behind the movie, which was when one night Sonia left her home and started walking down the street because she believed someone was coming to kill her.

How does the film relate to the course essential questions?

How does the film relate to the course essential questions?

I believe the film relates mostly with the third of the course essential questions.

How does the film relate to the course essential questions?

I believe the film relates mostly with the third of the course essential questions.

How have human choices had a local and global impact?

How have human choices had a local and global impact?

How does the film relate to the course essential questions?

I believe the film relates mostly with the third of the course essential questions.

I believe this because the choices made by the Nazis in World War II not only killed millions of people in the Holocaust and in battle, but their choices are still affecting people today.

Questions I have that the film did not address?

Questions I have that the film did not address?

- What research about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is being done?

Questions I have that the film did not address?

- What research about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is being done?

- Why does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder only affect some people?

Questions I have that the film did not address?

- What research about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is being done?

- Why does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder only affect some people?

- What is known about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at this time?

Food for Thought

After viewing the documentary, I thought of a possible connection from the cause of Sonia's PTSD to a current event today.

The genocide in Rwanda happened in the early 1990s, but I wonder if the survivors of the genocide already have PTSD or if there are some who will have it appear later in life like Sonia did.

Food for Thought

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