Description:
Drunk driving has been a problem for teenagers since the invention of the automobile. Somehow, kids don't get the idea that bad things can happen to them. This film does not show any graphic scenes of highway gore or any cops or lawyers, or any crying family members. It does not lecture or preach. Instead, it simply looks at the results of severe head injury on a group of young people connected to one medical facility in Massachusetts. Some of the young people speak their minds to the camera. Some cannot. When young people see this, they not only learn the meaning of head trauma, but they also see how easy it is, through a single act of carelessness, to put themselves in this situation. Debbie was in a car crash. At the opening of the film, while working with a nurse, she tries to identify by name a fork, a knife and a spoon. Debbie smiles and speaks to the camera, but she cannot remember these simple utensils. This scene profoundly affects everyone who sees it. But unfortunately, each year a new group of teenagers needs to see it again. The film has been shown in thousands of classrooms, but it is most effective when watched at home.