"A film about the lives of those who live with or care for loved ones who suffer from serious forms of mental illness."
About the Filmmaker
Richard M. Patricia is a graduate of Wilkes University with an MS in Science with an emphasis on Classroom Technology, William Paterson University with a B.S. in Communications and Northampton Community College with an Associates degree in Radio/Television. He is certified to teach in five areas of the communications field. He worked for CNBC, Twin County Cable, RCN, Comcast Cable, and a variety of radio stations. For six years, he produced daily segments for RCN's broadcast of the Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp. Rich produced a video entitled "The Lehigh Valley's Best Kept Secret" which was submitted to become a nominee for an Emmy Award. He is currently employed as a Television, Radio & Digital Media Teacher at Warren County Technical School in Washington, NJ. Rich has been involved in wedding and event videography business for over 21 years and exclusively with D-Vision Video for the last fifteen years where his work has won several awards through WEVA (Wedding Event & Videographer's Association) and the NJVA (New Jersey Videographer's Association). His film, "Strive For Happiness" was recently awarded a 2008 Silver Telly Award (1st place award).