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PACKRAT SYNOPSIS 50 WORDS
Filmmaker Kris Britt traces her family’s struggle to deal with “Packratting.” Kris chronicles her father’s life and the development of the problem, which was thought to be a symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Personal and informational, “Packrat” looks at what it’s like to grow up with hoarding as an issue.
PACKRAT SYNOPSIS 125 WORDS
Filmmaker Kris Britt traces her family’s struggle to deal with “Packratting.” Through family interviews, Kris chronicles her father’s life and the development of the problem, which clinical professionals considered a possible symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Personal and informational, “Packrat” looks at what it’s like to grow up with hoarding as an issue.
Kris seeks out sufferers and professionals. She finds Jack, a recovering Packrat. Liz Burden is a social worker who treats mainly the elderly. Randy Frost is a leading clinician in hoarding studies. Ron Alford specializes in crisis management. In all, Kris seeks to shed some light on, and to find some resolution to, her past, but also to help her deal with her own hoarding issues for the future.
PACKRAT SYNOPSIS 200 WORDS
Filmmaker Kris Britt traces her family’s struggle to deal with “Packratting.” Through family interviews, Kris chronicles her father’s life and the development of the problem, which clinical professionals considered a possible symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Personal and informational, “Packrat” looks at what it’s like to grow up with hoarding as an issue.
For balance, Kris finds Jack, a recovering Packrat. Jack’s family has found a solution by allowing him to keep his collection in a barn on their property. The family describes day to day life and the struggle between the value of people versus the value of objects.
On the clinical side, Kris talks with a social worker who treats mainly a population of the elderly. Randy Frost, a leading clinician in hoarding studies, addresses the hope of treatment and explains how the disorder manifests and progresses.
Hoarders may be evicted, injured due to clutter, and face other serious health and fire hazard issues. Ron Alford owns Disaster Masters and specializes in crisis management. In all, Kris seeks to shed some light on, and to find some resolution to, her past, but also to help her deal with her own hoarding issues for the future.
PACKRAT SYNOPSIS 250 WORDS
Filmmaker Kris Britt traces her family’s struggle to deal with “Packratting.” Through family interviews, Kris chronicles her father’s life and the development of the problem, which clinical professionals considered a possible symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Part personal and part informational, “Packrat” takes a look at what it’s like to grow up in a family where hoarding is an issue.
To give balance, Kris finds Jack Jennings, a recovering Packrat. Jack’s family has found a solution by allowing him to keep his collection in a barn on their property. Jack’s family describes what it’s like day to day with a Packrat and the constant struggle between the value of people versus the value of objects.
On the clinical side, Kris talks with a social worker who treats mainly the elderly. She talks about the difficulty in dealing with hoarding in a hospital environment and the daily issues in treating her clients. Randy Frost, a leading clinician in hoarding studies, addresses the hope of treatment and explains how the disorder manifests and progresses.
Hoarders sometimes find themselves evicted from their homes or apartments, injured due to clutter, and with other serious health and fire hazard issues. Kris found Ron Alford, who owns and operates Disaster Masters, specializing in crisis management. In all, Kris seeks out information to shed some light on and to find some resolution to her past, but also to help her deal with her own hoarding issues for the future.
PACKRAT SYNOPSIS 300 WORDS
Filmmaker Kris Britt traces her family’s struggle to deal with “Packratting.” Through family interviews, Kris chronicles her father’s life and the development of the problem, which clinical professionals considered a possible symptom of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Part personal and part informational, “Packrat” takes a look at what it’s like to grow up in a family where hoarding is an issue.
In order to balance and give voice to the hoarding community, Kris finds Jack Jennings, a recovering Packrat. Jack’s family has found a solution to his hoarding by allowing him to keep his collection out of the house and in a barn on their property. Jack’s family also describes what it’s like living day to day with a Packrat and the constant struggle between the value of people versus the value of objects.
On the clinical side, Kris talks with a social worker who treats mainly a population of the elderly. This social worker talks about the difficulty in dealing with hoarding in a hospital environment and the daily issues she faces in treating her clients. Randy Frost, a leading clinician in hoarding studies, addresses the hope of treatment and explains how the disorder manifests and progresses.
Hoarders sometimes find themselves evicted from their homes or apartments, injured due to clutter, and with other serious health and fire hazard issues. Kris found Ron Alford, who owns and operates Disaster Masters, specializing in crisis management. Alford addresses some of the issues his clients have to deal with. He explains what he sees inside these homes, and the process he must go through with each job. In all, Kris seeks out information to shed some light on and to find some resolution to her past, but also to help her deal with her own hoarding issues for the future.
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Kris Britt grew up in Brooklyn, New York and was valedictorian of her elementary school class. She worked in Publishing and Multimedia Development in New York and Boston before receiving an MA in Documentary Video from Emerson College. She continues to try to live up to her grade school performance.