People in the film
Cinthia Rae Andrews is a former businesswoman, athlete and model. A graduate of the University of Colorado and University of Denver College of Law, she is now a business leader and works with Bald Mountain Development in Aspen, Colorado. Cinthia and her only child Zach were critically burn-injured in a propane explosion at their home in Evergreen, Colorado. Zach sustained third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body; Cinthia sustained third- and fourth-degree burns over 70 percent of her body. It’s a miracle they both survived. She is the co-founder of the Zach Burn Foundation. She currently sits on the board of the Zach Burn Foundation and Les Dames d’As.
Cinthia is a noted public speaker on the subject of burns, public policy, patient advocacy and community programming. She feels that every day of her life is her birthday, because she got a second chance to live. Cinthia has dedicated her life to helping as many burned children as she can in her lifetime!
Cinthia is a noted public speaker on the subject of burns, public policy, patient advocacy and community programming. She feels that every day of her life is her birthday, because she got a second chance to live. Cinthia has dedicated her life to helping as many burned children as she can in her lifetime!
Etty L. Bar-Shai, LCSW-R, is a psychotherapist who has worked with parents and their children, couples and individuals for over 30 years. She studied Social Work at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel and earned her Masters degree from Wurtzwiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Her postgraduate training was at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City.Etty is currently the Deputy Director of Social Services at Riverdale Neighborhood House, a settlement house that provides human services and community resources in the northwest Bronx. She is married with three children, and grandmother to one grandson.
For a recent birthday, Jane Brody received a T-shirt that proclaimed “Still Perfect–After All These Years.” Once she stopped laughing, she realized it should have said “Still Trying After All These Years” – still trying to be good to her body, to fuel it right and move it regularly so that it will continue to be good to her. Moderation and variety, not deprivation and denial, are her watchwords. To keep her body from “rusting out,” she insists on daily physical activity, alternating between walking, cycling, swimming, ice skating, singles tennis, hiking, gardening and cross-country skiing. The result is a woman who is more robust, energetic, youthful, and trim at 63 than she was at 23.
Jane received her B.S. degree in biochemistry from the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in 1962 and a master’s degree in science writing from the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism the following year. After two years as a general assignment reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune, she joined The New York Times as a full-time specialist in medicine and biology. In 1976, Jane became the Times’ Personal Health columnist. Her articles on other aspects of science and medicine appear in Tuesday’s Science Times from time to time.
She has also written scores of magazine articles and lectures on health and nutrition to audiences both lay and professional. She has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows throughout the country and has received numerous prestigious awards for journalistic excellence. In 1987, Jane was awarded an honorary doctorate from Princeton University. Jane also has honorary doctorates from Hamline University in St. Paul, the State University of New York Health Sciences University and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Jane has written ten books, including the best sellers Jane Brody’s Nutrition Book and Jane Brody’s Good Food Book. Other books include The New York Times Book of Health and The New York Times Book of Women’s Health. She is co-author of The New York Times Guide to Alternative Health, published in 2001.
Jane received her B.S. degree in biochemistry from the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in 1962 and a master’s degree in science writing from the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism the following year. After two years as a general assignment reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune, she joined The New York Times as a full-time specialist in medicine and biology. In 1976, Jane became the Times’ Personal Health columnist. Her articles on other aspects of science and medicine appear in Tuesday’s Science Times from time to time.
She has also written scores of magazine articles and lectures on health and nutrition to audiences both lay and professional. She has appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows throughout the country and has received numerous prestigious awards for journalistic excellence. In 1987, Jane was awarded an honorary doctorate from Princeton University. Jane also has honorary doctorates from Hamline University in St. Paul, the State University of New York Health Sciences University and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Jane has written ten books, including the best sellers Jane Brody’s Nutrition Book and Jane Brody’s Good Food Book. Other books include The New York Times Book of Health and The New York Times Book of Women’s Health. She is co-author of The New York Times Guide to Alternative Health, published in 2001.
Paul Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado and an opinion columnist for the Rocky Mountain News and the Scripps Howard News Agency. His articles have appeared in many national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the New Republic. His cover story in the New Republic on obesity research and the weight loss industry produced one of the largest responses elicited by the magazine in recent years.
Paul’s book, The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession With Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, has been the subject of feature news stories in the various newspapers. He is a nationally recognized expert in America’s war on fat.
Paul’s book, The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession With Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, has been the subject of feature news stories in the various newspapers. He is a nationally recognized expert in America’s war on fat.
Eve Ensler, award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues, completed a 20 North American cities tour with her newest play The Good Body, following engagements on Broadway in NYC, at ACT in San Francisco. The Good Body addresses why women of all cultures and backgrounds – whether undergoing Botox injections or living beneath burkhas – feel compelled to change the way they look in order to fit in, to be accepted, to be good.
Eve’s The Vagina Monologues has been translated into over 45 languages and is running in theaters all over the world. The play is based on her interviews with more than 200 women. It celebrates women’s sexuality and strength with humor and grace. Eve’s experience performing The Vagina Monologues inspired her to create V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. She has devoted her life to stopping violence, envisioning a planet in which women and girls will be free to thrive, rather than merely survive.
V-Day supports anti-violence organizations throughout the world, helping them to continue and expand their core work on the ground, while drawing public attention to the larger fight to stop worldwide violence (including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual slavery) against women and girls. It has raised over $35 million and was named one of Worth magazine’s “100 Best Charities.” V-Day stages large-scale benefits and produces innovative gatherings, films, and programs to educate and change social attitudes regarding violence against women.
Eve’s play Necessary Targets, set in a Bosnian refugee camp, opened Off-Broadway at the Variety Arts Theater in February 2002, after a hit run at Hartford Stage. Other plays include Conviction, Lemonade, The Depot, Floating Rhoda and the Glue Man, and Extraordinary Measures. The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues and Necessary Targets have been published by Villard/Random House. Vagina Warriors, words by Eve Ensler and photos by Joyce Tenneson, was published by Bulfinch Press for V-Day 2005.
In 2006, Eve’s newest play, The Treatment, premiered at the Culture Project in New York City and her first book, Insecure At Last: Losing It in A Security Obsessed World, was published. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Playwriting, the Berrilla-Kerr Award for Playwriting, the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and the Jury Award for Theater at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, as well as the 2002 Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and The Matrix Award (2002).
Eve is the Executive Producer of What I Want My Words To Do To You, a documentary about the writing group she has led since 1998 at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. The film had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received the Freedom Of Expression Award and premiered nationally on PBS’ P.O.V. She has received numerous Honorary degrees, including Doctor of Letters from her alma mater, Middlebury College.
Eve’s The Vagina Monologues has been translated into over 45 languages and is running in theaters all over the world. The play is based on her interviews with more than 200 women. It celebrates women’s sexuality and strength with humor and grace. Eve’s experience performing The Vagina Monologues inspired her to create V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. She has devoted her life to stopping violence, envisioning a planet in which women and girls will be free to thrive, rather than merely survive.
V-Day supports anti-violence organizations throughout the world, helping them to continue and expand their core work on the ground, while drawing public attention to the larger fight to stop worldwide violence (including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual slavery) against women and girls. It has raised over $35 million and was named one of Worth magazine’s “100 Best Charities.” V-Day stages large-scale benefits and produces innovative gatherings, films, and programs to educate and change social attitudes regarding violence against women.
Eve’s play Necessary Targets, set in a Bosnian refugee camp, opened Off-Broadway at the Variety Arts Theater in February 2002, after a hit run at Hartford Stage. Other plays include Conviction, Lemonade, The Depot, Floating Rhoda and the Glue Man, and Extraordinary Measures. The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues and Necessary Targets have been published by Villard/Random House. Vagina Warriors, words by Eve Ensler and photos by Joyce Tenneson, was published by Bulfinch Press for V-Day 2005.
In 2006, Eve’s newest play, The Treatment, premiered at the Culture Project in New York City and her first book, Insecure At Last: Losing It in A Security Obsessed World, was published. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship Award in Playwriting, the Berrilla-Kerr Award for Playwriting, the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, and the Jury Award for Theater at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, as well as the 2002 Amnesty International Media Spotlight Award for Leadership and The Matrix Award (2002).
Eve is the Executive Producer of What I Want My Words To Do To You, a documentary about the writing group she has led since 1998 at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. The film had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it received the Freedom Of Expression Award and premiered nationally on PBS’ P.O.V. She has received numerous Honorary degrees, including Doctor of Letters from her alma mater, Middlebury College.
Dawn Gallagher is a model, actress and author whose image has been on the covers of more than 300 magazines. She is the founder of Borneo Basics, a line of bath and body products with ingredients and fragrances derived from the rainforest. She says, “Beauty comes from the inside out.” A member of the Rainforest Foundation, Dawn will donate a portion of the proceeds of her book Naturally Beautiful: Earth’s Secrets and Recipes for Skin, Body and Spirit to rainforest preservation.
Peter Huston has always loved a true challenge. From his young days on the soccer fields of Chicago, throughout his career as a brand, product and sales marketing executive, to his current role of raising two teenagers, Peter has spent his life “goal-tending.”
Before joining Fusion, one of the largest mannequin and form manufacturers in the country, as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Peter successfully established his own firm, Huston Consulting, Inc., specializing in providing marketing support to the small business community. Previously, Peter served in Vice President positions for several companies, including Brandmatrix, a start-up software company, Haggar Clothing Company and Hartmarx and several of its divisions. His retail management degree from Drake University, combined with his subsequent retail and brand marketing experience, makes Peter a perfect fit for Fusion. Peter lives in Denver with his wife of 23 years, Karen, and his children Jacob and Hannah.
Before joining Fusion, one of the largest mannequin and form manufacturers in the country, as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Peter successfully established his own firm, Huston Consulting, Inc., specializing in providing marketing support to the small business community. Previously, Peter served in Vice President positions for several companies, including Brandmatrix, a start-up software company, Haggar Clothing Company and Hartmarx and several of its divisions. His retail management degree from Drake University, combined with his subsequent retail and brand marketing experience, makes Peter a perfect fit for Fusion. Peter lives in Denver with his wife of 23 years, Karen, and his children Jacob and Hannah.
Rick Jones is a professional Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Instructor with American Council on Exercise Certification. A lifelong Boulder resident, Rick launched his personal training practice in 1988. Over the past 20 years, he studied sports medicine, kinesiology and exercise biomechanics — employing this education to enhance his own body-building career and to effectively train athletes.
As owner/operator of Customized Nutrition & Exercise, Rick trains many clients each week, ranging in age and ability level. He frequently serves as a guest lecturer and presenter for Boulder-based athletic organizations and is producing a fitness/lifestyle program for the Boulder Comcast cable 5. He is currently completing the book, Quest For A Better Body, which outlines the many facets of healthy, purpose-driven lifestyle. He is also completing The Body To Die For, which is based on his own story of overcoming an addiction to anabolic steroids.
As owner/operator of Customized Nutrition & Exercise, Rick trains many clients each week, ranging in age and ability level. He frequently serves as a guest lecturer and presenter for Boulder-based athletic organizations and is producing a fitness/lifestyle program for the Boulder Comcast cable 5. He is currently completing the book, Quest For A Better Body, which outlines the many facets of healthy, purpose-driven lifestyle. He is also completing The Body To Die For, which is based on his own story of overcoming an addiction to anabolic steroids.
