ATB Newsletter: Order The DVD Tomorrow

- ORDER DVD TOMORROW

Early tomorrow morning (Thursday) you will receive a link to order “America the Beautiful,” on DVD with tons of special features.

Initially, we will have half of the allotted units to sell. The remainder will be available in 2-3 weeks. So order early if you’d like to be included in the first shipment.

Also the PG-13 version of the film will be ready in 2 weeks for high schools and middle schools.

Does it really have to be this way?  -

Earlier today, I received an email from the mother of a 10 year old girl. She shared a story with me that shook me to my core. (the email below)

It shook me to my core for two reasons. 1. I felt honored that “America the Beautiful” could mean so much to a 10 year old girl and 2. I was very upset that things are getting so out of hand in our society.

Read the story for yourself. There’s no reason whatsoever that a 10 year old girl should even be thinking about, let alone experiencing, what was expressed in the letter.

And to make matters worse, 2 hours after getting the letter, I saw a on the internet about some wacko doctor that invented a plastic surgery IPhone application. Supposedly you can put your picture in the application and make changes to yourself to see what you’d look like if you had plastic surgery.

HELP US ALL! HELP US ALL!

The program, iSurgeon was created by Dr. Michael Salzhauer, the surgeon who wrote the book “My Beautiful Mommy” to help kids deal with Mom’s plastic surgery. Ugh. How about teaching kids that it doesn’t matter what Mommy looks like; true beauty comes from within.

I am 100% going to find and contact this surgeon. I will let you know what he says about his “new creation.” I’m curious as to whether he has a daughter.

Here is the letter about a very special girl that was sent to me from her mom:

- A VERY SPECIAL GIRL

Darryl,

I have been wanting to tell you about the impact your film has made on my daughter XXXXX. I don’t know if you remember meeting her in Montreal when we had the screening there. (I’ve attached a pic of you and her).

She had previously seen ATB when we brought it to Edmonton – remember she is only 10 – and I hesitated having her see it because of the US rating. But she had been weighing herself daily for some time and comparing herself to media images and celebrities – along w/ her friends. Seeing ATB had such an impact on her – it was remarkable – she stopped weighing herself and educated her friends about media images and told everyone how much she loved her body just the way it is!! Seeing the film in Montreal again and meeting you reinforced her appreciation of her body.

Children seem to need repetitive reminders. She recently got new skis for the upcoming ski season and the shop needed to weigh her to set the bindings. She hadn’t weighed herself since last January. She had gained weight and came home in tears. The damage the weighing did was so hard to see. After she calmed down we talked a lot about what she was feeling and about growth and development. Very little seemed to satisfy her – however when I brought up your film – and we talked about memories of it – she settled and found the resolve she had previously had.

It made me aware how fragile one’s sense of self can be. How we all need daily reminders to love ourselves and to appreciate others for their beauty.

XXXXX cannot wait for your film to come out. We are planning a DVD party for her friends when it does. I think you’ve become her biggest hero – and certainly the film is her favorite.

Thank you for making a film that undoubtably has changed my daughter’s life.

XXXX  XXXX

- I’m dedicating tomorrow’s DVD launch of “America the Beautiful,” to girls like this all over the world. Things will get better. I promise you they will.