Product Details

• Directors: Elizabeth Titus
• Producers: Elizabeth Titus
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: CreateSpace
• DVD Release Date: December 29, 2008
• Run Time: 61 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001OI36M6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,005 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "YOUNG WIDOW, Naked in the Memorial Playground" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! What a Powerful Documentary!, January 12, 2009

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Lisa Greene (Cincy Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: YOUNG WIDOW, Naked in the Memorial Playground (DVD)

61 Minutes of your life that you should share with a friend. Those who are widowed and those who aren't because someday- they might be! Saying the right thing, doing the right thing is different for each and every one person. This piece is a beautiful insight into the world of widowhood-male and female- gay and straight.

It should be mandatory for every psych and socio Freshman class in every university and college. Compassionate, caring, gut-wrenching and a real insight into a world that no one ever wants to join.

A great documentary!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A documentary that attempts to redefine ideas of widowhood, January 3, 2009

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Stephanie Cooper (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YOUNG WIDOW, Naked in the Memorial Playground (DVD)

The documentary "Young Widow, Naked in the Memorial Playground" by first time filmmaker Elizabeth Titus is a different kind of look at widowhood in that it is not of a "self help" nature, but rather, a film about stereotypes. In it she profiles several subjects, all of them "young widows" - happy, vibrant, loving wives/husbands, some are mothers or fathers to young children, business owners or adventurers, their common bond is they have all lost their spouses far too young - in their 20s/30s/40s. The film follows their stories through three phases: "loss", "grief" and "renewal", and we learn that these young widows survive, learn to heal and eventually learn to rebuild a quality life from a life which had taken a catastrophic and, most often, unexpected turn directly in the middle of it.

In contrast to the interviewees profiles, the film examines and exposes, through brief interviews of "people on the street", society's unfortunate, yet all-too-common ideas and misconceptions about what a widow is, how long society thinks one "should" grieve and what someone outside looking in should/could do or say to help someone they love who has lost their spouse. A lot of enlightenment for very little investment, this film would be of great interest to young widows/widowers at all stages of grief, but I would also recommend it to anyone who has a young widow/widower in their life whom they wish to understand and support. This film would be especially useful to anyone who works as a professional in grief therapy/counseling (secular or theologic).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST SEE for any YOUNG WIDOW, January 6, 2009

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Kristin A. Heminway (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: YOUNG WIDOW, Naked in the Memorial Playground (DVD)

YOUNG WIDOW ~ NAKED IN THE MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND is a MUST SEE for any young widow/widower. It's a raw depiction of life after the loss of a spouse, and the journey through grief and healing. This documentary will take you through the honest fear, anquish and pain you are feeling and validate your every emotion along the way. It will let you know, YOU are not alone in this, many have taken this journey and fought their way to the other side. YOUNG WIDOW ~ NAKED IN THE MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND will give you hope, that you will not always feel this way. But you will never forget.