Camp Good Grief

A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to shoot a documentary on a place Called Camp Good Grief. I can’t go into specific details at this time, due to patient confidentiality issues that are still being hammered out, but in short, it was one of those life-changing experiences when you just stop and reflect on your own life and see the beauty of all that stands before us.

Camp Good Grief is a three-day camp experience for children and teens 10-16 years old who have had a sibling or parent die. It provides the place and space for children and teens to come together in an atmosphere of love and acceptance.

As a documentary filmmaker, access is so important, and the people behind the scenes were so friendly and caring and willing to help me out every step of the way, and the campers were open to the idea of having a camera follow them around up close and personal for three days.



Getting this gig came about from a man whom I have come to respect for his work with children–San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos. When you spend a lot of time with someone over time, you come to see them for who they really are, and DA Ramos is a man whose record speaks for itself when it comes to protecting children. He is the real deal. I had the honor a few years back to present a PSA series entitled Every Ten Seconds to the California District Attorney’s Association, and once again, DA Ramos was right there to push ahead with supporting my fight to raise awareness about child abuse.

It is because of the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office and Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital that this world is a better place for children.