Facing the Demons (trailer)

'Facing the Demons' is the story of a journey to bring the family and friends of a murdered boy together in one room with those convicted of his killing.

On one fateful night in 1994, a murder opened up a huge well of unresolved pain, guilt, anger, confusion and frustration. The murdered boy, it soon became clear, was not the only victim of this crime.

In this heart rending story we meet a cast of wonderful characters. On the victim's side are the mother and the father, as well as friends and co-workers. On the other are two of the four convicted of the murder.

And in the middle, the man determined to bring them all together is Senior Sergeant Terry O'Connell of the NSW Police Service.

The confrontation between them offers an opportunity for all those traumatised by the event to hear, for the first time ever, the other's side of the story. Talking directly to each other they have a chance to vent built up emotions, to find answers to unresolved questions and perhaps find a way to move ahead in their lives which have been indelibly affected by a horrific and senseless crime.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• restorative
• practice
• justice
• iirp
• circles
• conferencing
• Terry
• O'Connell
• Facing
• the
• Demons
• rj
• conflict
• resolution

[yamba01]

heavy. I"m going to see if i can use this for my paper. Coming across the video or DVD is hard though

[LunaSeaSane]

I wish you all the best. Honestly.

[lyn1924]

The primary purpose of Restorative Justice conferencing is to meet the needs of the victim, this video shows how conferencing can do with even in the most horrific of crimes - Very moving video

[rozzerbob]

A powerful story and an extrordinary event. The whole restorative process is a great concept. It won't bring Michael back, however it is a chance for everyone to get things off their chests and begin to move on. Watch the whole movie if you get the chance