About the Film

The Examined Life

The Story:

Who?

  • A woman veteran (filmmaker, Jamie Hoyt) with PTSD and Stage 3 cancer, forms real-life connections with other individuals who tell their own stories of hurt and healing.

  • Story from Mike Lindner, and his wife, Marie. Both Polish World War 2 and Prisoner of War survivors. Interview is taken from his book “Leaving Terror Behind.”

  • Interviews with different experts

What?

  • A documentary examining our role in life in the healing process from the effects of PTSD and trauma.

Where?

  • While various relevant personal footage is to be used, filming locations for interviews have and will include Alaska, California, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington (more locations possibly added as production increases)

When?

  • While the film explores the narrative life of the primary film subject and supporting characters, the focus of filming is the present time with a projected date of completion by Spring 2025.

Why?

  • By sharing the real struggles and effects of PTSD and various forms of trauma; we can find, form, and strengthen connections, and personal and emotional growth through love while promoting inspiration for those unable to tell their own story.

How?

  • With a 501C3 fiscal sponsorship through “Fractured Atlas”, donors, sponsors and crowdfunding; we can present “The Examined Life” documentary through real-life interviews and footage, which will offer a visceral look into its relatable subjects through the telling of a visual story, at film festivals and various events.

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

— Socrates

        What is the purpose of “The Examined Life”?

Three key points:

Inform People

  • Stigma and effects of PTSD and trauma

  • Real information from real people, regardless of the “crazy” label

  • PTSD from trauma is often undetected and overlooked

  • causes of PTSD through various subjects of the film

 

        Educate People

  • transformation can begin through sharing vulnerabilities

  • releasing shame through examined healing modalities in the documentary can help drive empowerment

  • Through kindness, compassion, and unity in shared experiences

  • we can elevate and transform “love” as a collective

 

        Inspire People

  • Those unable to tell their story

  • By connecting to others through shared experiences

  • To feel safe being your authentic self

  • To raise the universal vibrational frequency of love

  • to raise questions and ispiration in order to examine your own life