Lisa Regina's non-profit, A Write to Heal, https://awritetoheal.com/ was awarded a 150k congressionally funded grant through Senator Booker.
The grant was possible through the efforts of ACEA (Atlantic County Economic Alliance). A Write to Heal has partnered with ACEA and ACCC (Atlantic Cape Community College). The grant monies will be used to provide the first class of 12 veterans with drone training, testing and licensing in order to obtain their Part 107 Commercial Drone License.
Lisa, is an advocate and has devoted years to educating communities on sensitive subject matters through her non-profit, 501C3, A Write to Heal.
Lisa has devoted the past 10 years interviewing military men and women of all branches of service and all wars. She has adapted these veterans stories to her writing of a narrative series, 'Heroic Episodes' https://heroicepisodes.org/
After having veterans on her film sets, Lisa learned that their military skills translate well to a film set. This inspired Lisa to create the Veterans Film Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship gives Veterans a chance to heal and assimilate back into civilian life through drone training and job opportunities in the aviation and film industries. Once Veterans complete drone training, they will be guided through testing and licensing in order to become a Part 107 commercial drone pilot.
Short Pilot: "The Shooters Nail" - the making of this film was possible with the cast and crew of veterans.
Behind the scenes rehearsal with actor, Jaden Michael
The medium of writing & filmmaking provides me with a powerful platform to heal and address serious subject matters. I wrote 'The Shades' as a response to my assault and as a creative way to speak out against violence against women. I founded my 501C3, A Write to Heal, Inc., to help others heal from trauma and overcome PTSD.
The Shades is an official selection of Cinequest Film Festival and Berlin Lift-Off Online Festival
Anti-Bullying Video-
Lisa Regina- Writer, Director, Producer
"I find beauty and power in the silent emotion."
Lisa created this community project with the students of her alma mater, Triton High School in Runnemede, NJ. Lisa was thrilled to direct over 600 students who came out to support and bring to life Lisa's vision and message: to speak out against bullying and to never be a bystander.
"I love producing projects that give back. There is no greater feeling than bringing together people who believe and connect to a message.'
"I had to use a bullhorn to be heard and to direct over 600 high school students. The teens were patient, despite the freezing weather."
"Whenever I write a script, I try to offer my students a chance to build their craft and on set experience. My students are either acting in my project or they are part of the production crew."
Filming a video and casting the entire school in the project really empowers the teens and community leaders.
"I had an image in my mind of hundreds of students united and standing against the bully.'
Taking the writing from concept to production to educate and empower.