When bullies grow up and enter the workforce they have honed their skills and are worse than ever! Katherine Hermes is on a mission. Her best friend committed suicide after suffering psychological intimidation on the job. Hermes meets with her State Senator to propose legislation to stop bullying in the workplace. The response? “Let's do this!” What begins for viewers in a Connecitcut Senator's Office will soon take on national importance. In New York, Tracey was just two years shy of retirement when her new boss was hired. According to Tracey the new management style included isolation and psychological intimidation. Tracey’s doctor advised her to save her health and quit her job. “I lost everything that I worked for. I’m going away from my whole family, from my daughter. Because I still have to work.” Several moves later she is still hunting for a job and has joined the struggle to enact legislation in New York.
Barely a year ago, the tragic suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review's Managing Editor, Kevin Morrissey, captured major media attention when his death was linked to workplace bullying. This portion introduces viewers to Kevin's boss, Ted Genoways editor of the VQR. This compelling drama sheds new light on the highly charged and troubling aspects of this issue. [9 Part Web Documentary]
Barely a year ago, the tragic suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review's Managing Editor, Kevin Morrissey, captured major media attention when his death was linked to workplace bullying. This compelling drama sheds new light on the highly charged and troubling aspects of this issue. This portion introduces viewers to Kevin's sister, Maria Morrissey who raised the question of workplace bullying.[9 Part Web Documentary]
COMING IN SEPTEMBER: PARTS 3 & 4 [9 Part Web Documentary]
9 Part Web Documentary] Barely a year ago, the tragic suicide of the Virginia Quarterly Review's Managing Editor, Kevin Morrissey, captured major media attention when his death was linked to workplace bullying. Kevin's boss, Ted Genoways, quickly became the 'poster boy' for advocates seeking workplace bullying legislation. And, although an investigation found Genoways innocent of bullying, Kevin's surviving sister, Maria, has joined the lobbying effort. This compelling drama sheds new llight o...
?Invisible Revolution captured a revealing interview with a young racist, Ben Smith, just 2 weeks prior to the deadly shooting rampage he went on in Indiana and Illinois before shooting himself. Among the stolen lives was the much beloved Ricky Birdsong, the former Northwest University basketball coach.Peterson?s extraordinary access to skinheads, gutter punks, and mainstream kids drops the viewer into the front lines of a powerful, passionate, and very raw youth subculture. She documents not ...
In this poignant documentary, filmmaker Beverly Peterson and her adopted son Andre share the story of an extraordinary friendship. Despite living with HIV from birth and experiencing poverty, deprivation, and the loss of his mother, this remarkable young boy chose to face life head-on, fiercely determined to take control of his destiny and make sense of it all. Much of the story is told through Andre's own video diaries and drawings, as he comes to terms with the physical and emotional challen...
Like thousands of New Yorkers who live downtown, filmmaker Beverly Peterson witnessed close-up the horrific events of 9/11. Her first instinct was to grab her video camera in order to bear witness to the tragedy unfolding. Filming became a way of surviving the following months as she documented what was happening to her community. Beverly and her husband were forced to evacuate their apartment on West Broadway for several weeks. Then the hard work of cleaning up began. Some businesses in the n...
