Back from the Edge (2006)
A landmark documentary style short film that features compelling and dramatic first-person accounts of people living with, and recovering from, Borderline Personality Disorder. The production also features family members as well as leading clinicians, including Otto F. Kernberg, MD; Marsha Linehan, PhDl John Gunderson, MD; Wayne Fenton, MD; and Perry Hoffman, PhD, who put their stories into a broader social and medical context.
Director: Bill Lichtenstein
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Marsha Linehan as Herself |
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John Gunderson as Himself |
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Wayne Fenton as Himself |
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Otto Kernberg as Himself |
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Kiera Van Gelder as Herself |
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Cindy Knight as Herself |
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Andrew Jantz as Himself |
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Christina Knight as Herself |
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Joan Jantz as Herself |
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Perry Hoffman as Himself |
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Scott Hinkman as Himself |
| Sound | George Shafnaker | Sound |
| Editing | Jon Neuburger | Editor |
| Art | Alisa Placas Frutman | Graphic Designer |
| Production | June Peoples | Producer |
| Sound | Mark Mandler | Sound |
| Production | Bill Lichtenstein | Producer |
| Production | Anya Bourg | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Brian Dowley | Cinematography |
| Editing | Dickran Manoogian | Editor |
| Sound | Michael 'Gonzo' Gandsey | Sound |
| Directing | Bill Lichtenstein | Director |