“My documentaries examine people society ignores or puts an ‘X’ through,” says Brian Lindstrom, director of Alien Boy. “If you go deep enough into someone’s story, you begin to understand their struggles. The person’s humanity is revealed, and you find yourself identifying with them. Labels like “drug addict,” “ex-con” or “mentally ill” fall away.”
Which is why he’s directing a movie about James Chasse.
Lindstrom attended a screening of his recent documentary Finding Normal at Portland City Hall, last Friday, February 1. One of the most significant things about the screening for him was seeing City Commissioner Randy Leonard talking openly about his daughter being in Central City Concern’s recovery mentor program, on which Finding Normal focuses. Leonard’s comments followed those of Bobby Tsow, a drug and alcohol counselor, talking about his own recovery from a heroin addiction.
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