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Finding Light in the Darkness of Pornography Addiction
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/141091137/the-heart-of-the-matter-a-documentary-feature-film
Finding light in the darkness of pornography addiction
We are back online again to raise funds for our film! Hopefully, many of you seeing this new campaign are our fans and strong supporters who’ve been rooting for us to get this film made for many months. And we pray that there are many more of you who are discovering (and donating) to our project for the first time.
Watch this additional video from behind the scenes on our first shoot to get a glimpse of why so many amazing people volunteered to be a part of the film.
We began work on this film in January of 2012, under the name Shamed. Here is a link to that original Kickstarter campaign so you can see where we started.
With the funds raised there, we started production by shooting 24 awesome, beautiful, and powerful interviews (which you can see a glimpse of in our teaser video above).
Now, we want to clarify the full budget of this film has always been $200K+. Understand there was no miss management of funds resulting in the request for more funds. We’ve always had a vision to create a film that will be the most engaging visually for viewers, and that takes a certain amount of spending!
Video: 10 Seconds – A Story About the Demand of Human Trafficking
Gilbert Horn is a successful business and family man with a deep dark secret. His obsession leads him to lie to those around him, betray his wife and enslave innocent girls. As he struggles with temptation, he is desperate for intervention to save him from self-destructing. 10 Seconds is a story of a sex addict and a sex slave.
ABOUT THE FILM
Bella Veritas Productions is proud to present 10 Seconds, a short independent film that draws attention to the demand for human trafficking and how sex addiction adds fuel to a growing fire. Producers Elena Dering and David Perry began working to raise awareness about Human Trafficking in Nashville, TN in 2005. As their cultural conscience was awakened, they realized how few stories and films there were from the standpoint of the consumer. Later, Dering and Perry joined forces with Matthew Rampulla and Aaron Horn, who were also very passionate about the issue of human trafficking—10 Seconds is a product of this collaboration.
More Churches Offer Counseling for Sex Addiction
By Abby Acone
October 6, 2012
VIDEO – More Churches Offer Counseling for Sex Addiction
It is a staggering number— each year, the U-S porn industry makes $14 billion — and more money than the entire NFL. And as those profits rise, it’s leading to leading to a public health problem that most people don’t want to acknowledge— sex addiction.
Action News discovered more local churches are offering counseling for porn addicts. KEPR talked to one couple who found healing from a secret addiction.
“Every waking minute – that’s all you think about,” described Jim.
This man is recovering from a porn addiction – and asked us to shield his identity. We’ll call him Jim.
“I tried to stop myself,” explained Jim.
For years Jim kept his porn addiction from everyone— including the people closest to him.Coming out to his wife was no easy task.
“The fear of being discovered and going behind her back. I kept it a secret for a very long time,” said Jim.
“Julie” and “Jim” restored their marriage – by way of faith and intensive counseling.
They are the exception.
Divorce lawyers say 50% of their cases involve a partner addicted to porn.
“It’s a problem! It destroys good sex in marriage,” emphasized Julie.
Action News found more churches in the area are offering counseling and support groups for sex and porn addiction. We talked to handfuls of churches that say more men are facing their hidden hang-ups.
“For a long time there’s been a huge stigma,” said Counselor BJ Olson.
Counselors tell KEPR they see more couples coming forward to get help.
“Keep it in the dark and don’t talk about it, but also this movement to try and say that it’s normal,” said Olson.
Another method of recovery for sex addicts? Some religious organizations suggest using Internet filtering programs like Covenant Eyes or Triple XXX Church to help monitor and report sex activity.
“For some men, the only time they can have a quote un-quote normal sexual experience is if pornography is somehow part of it. It becomes very impulsive – and it almost feels like they’re compelled to do it,” added Olson.
Experts say the road to healing is all about honesty – coupled with empathy from a wife.
“You can’t pretend – oh, it’s glamorous, it’s great, it’s no big deal,” added Olson.
The American Psychiatric Association is now working to include sexual addiction as a legitimate problem
Video – Just One Click Away
Chilling video courtesy of Pure Hope for us to watch about how pornography can grab hold of us, keeping us captive, even in the presence of our families.
Yes, that is a chilling video. Yes, sexual brokenness is a pervasive and painful issue. Yes, there is an attack on our youth just 1 click away.
But yes! There are ministries and individuals rising up, saying “Here am I, Lord” (Isaiah 6:8).
