Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury

March 14, 2012 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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This coming Sunday, the Brooklyn Museum will present “Back Walking Forward,” a new 40-minute documentary about traumatic brain injury, to mark Brain Injury Awareness Month.

“Back Walking Forward” tells the story of a Sheepshead Bay family whose lives changed without warning when their son Eric sustained a brain injury after a car accident. It recounts his struggle to relearn life skills, and his family’s attempts to redefine normal life in the aftermath of his injury.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Kavery Kaul, “Back Walking Forward” takes the audience along on the unpredictable road to recovery. Bob Woodruff of ABC News calls it “an amazing and absorbing documentary.”

A lively young man, Eric will attend the screening with his parents. They have an extraordinary experience to share about their journey to “a new normal.”

Following the March 18, 2 p.m., screening, the family and director will talk about the making of the film, and invite audience members to ask questions.

Read more about the documentary at www.backwalkingforward.com, and about the screening at www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/5121.

Space is limited; order advance tickets at www.museumtix.com (admission free for members).