-- MEDIA ADVISORY -- January 8th, 2007 --
Seattle songwriter/activist GINA YOUNG Joins documentary, CUT: Teens and Self Injury.
This week, CUT: Teens and Self Injury added another nationally recognized artist to its list of
participants in the upcoming documentary that addresses the prevalent issue of self-injury
effecting thousands of teens.
Indie-Punk-Rock Activist Gina Young is joining Shirley Manson of GARBAGE and Tiffany Arbuckle
Lee of PLUMB to create additional support in an effort to bring this misunderstood behavior to
mainstream audiences. All three artists have interviews and songs in the film, now in the final
stages of post-production.
Young’s work as a performer and playwright (2001’s She Cuts Herself/She Likes To Write) uses
art and music to connect a face and story to self-injury. Her latest release, She’s So Androgynous,
features the song “Cuts” – now in Schneider’s film.
1 in 5 teens will self-injure at some point in their lives – with the behavior on the rise, information
and awareness is crucial. CUT brings together teens, parents, industry recognized women and the
nation’s leading expert on self-injury, Karen Conterio, Director of S.A.F.E. Alternatives, the first in- treatment program for self-injury.
“Cut addresses an aspect of self-harm that is extremely prevalent,” says Karen Contrario “No
school, library or counselor should be without this provocative and educational film.”
About the Filmmaker New York native Wendy Schneider started as a bike messenger for a multimedia production company at 17 years of age. Eight years later, she was creative director of audio production, producing projects for major corporate clients that included the National Geographic Society and the International Center for Photography.
In 1989, she produced her first audio documentary for People For The American Way,
commemorating the 25th anniversary of the murders of civil rights activists Andrew Goodman,
Mickey Schwerner and James Chaney. That experience led her to eschew the corporate life,
relocate to the Midwest and attend the University of Wisconsin in 1990; she has lived in Madison
ever since.
Schneider is currently owner and chief engineer at Coney Island Recording Studios, producing projects for independent artists in the Midwest. She is also a regional rock performer and founder
of Sparkle Dog®, a young company creating “Storyscapes®,” original children's literature brought
to life with music scores, sound effects and narration.
Cut is her first film.
