FRIDAY 1PM DOUBLE DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WHERE THE HORSES HEAL OUR SOUL
"Where the Horses Heal the Soul" intricately weaves narratives of resilience and newfound purpose as participants at ROCK - Ride On Center for Kids connect with these majestic animals. Set in central Texas, this documentary captures the profound impact of Equine Assisted services, therapies, and activities on individuals' lives. The rhythmic motion of riding and the emotional bond with the therapy horses become catalysts for positive change. This inspiring journey unfolds as participants, including children, adults, and veterans, enhance their life skills, gain independence, and rediscover their purpose. The film is a powerful testament to the healing power of horses and the indomitable spirit of those who find hope and strength at ROCK, celebrating the transformative journey to unbridled potential that begins where horses heal the soul.
WE CARRY ON
In July 2022, Wounded Warrior Project and Community Building Art Works brought together twelve caregivers for severely wounded veterans through a six-week virtual poetry workshop that culminated in an on-stage performance in Washington, D.C. 'We Carry On' follows the caregivers as they prepare to take the stage, perform their collaborative poem, and reflect on the shared experience.
JESSE TREVINO: THE ARTIST. THE MAN.
An amazing, true story of a legendary San Antonio artist, who lost his painting and drawing hand in combat in Vietnam, but at the urging of a fellow amputee, taught himself to paint with his left hand.
Then, despite constant pain, undiagnosed PTSD, and many personal problems, he pushed himself to become San Antonio’s best-known and most-beloved artist, with works in the Smithsonian and huge tile murals that are now city landmarks, one of them nine stories tall on a downtown hospital overlooking a historic park. He also overcame poverty and discrimination, born into a family of 12 children in Mexico, then raised on San Antonio’s poor West Side. But after winning an art contest in grade school at a local museum, the child prodigy set his sights on getting his work in museums permanently and won a scholarship to the prestigious Art Students League of New York.
Drafted a few months later, he could have avoided military service because he was born in Mexico. But like others in his big family, he chose to serve his adopted country. But he was ambushed three months into his tour of duty, a booby trap and a sniper’s bullet nearly killed him, shattering his right leg and severing nerves to his right hand, which would lead to amputation.
Years later, after four wives, five children, and constant battles with those he loved the most, he beat stage four throat cancer, and as he was finally feeling up to new challenges and more murals, another cancerous tumor in his face led to a very risky surgery.