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Aaron Bacon
Directed byNick Gaglia
Screenplay byNick Gaglia
Based onHelp at Any Cost
by Maia Szalavitz
Produced byKether Donahue
George Gallagher
Nick Gaglia
Mike Chesbro
Chris Tao
StarringStephen Michael Kane
George Gallagher
Kether Donahue
Joey Reynolds
Daniel Evans
CinematographyJon Fordham
Edited byNick Gaglia
Music byJohn Presnell
Production
companies
Justice Films
Over the GW
Distributed byVanguard Cinema
Release date
Running time
24 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$ 35,000

Aaron Bacon, is a 2009 short drama film written and directed by Nick Gaglia, inspired by the Maia Szalavitz book Help at Any Cost, and based upon the true story of 16-year-old Aaron Bacon's death as a result of malpractice and abuse in a tough love wilderness drug treatment facility.[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

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Galia wrote the film's screenplay after reading Help at Any Cost. He learned how Aaron Bacon endured enduring 30 days of physical and psychological abuse, starvation, and maltreatment before dying, and felt he needed to give Aaron a voice.[2]

Partial cast

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Reception

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When Fox News covered the Scottsdale, Arizona premiere, they called Aaron Bacon "A Powerful Film!"[5]

Release

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The film had its world premiere on June 14, 2009 at the Shanghai International Film Festival,[6] and its American debut in Los Angeles, California on August 28, 2009, followed by the Vermont International Film Festival on October 23, 2009.[3]

Additional reading

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References

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  1. ^ "Documentary Tells Tale of Boy Who Died at Wilderness Camp". Fox News. March 31, 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Phil. "Nick Gaglia Stands Up For Troubled Teens". Film Threat. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "Aaron Bacon". Vermont International Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. ^ "Aaron Bacon (2009) - Based on a True Story". Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth. June 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  5. ^ a b "Aaron Bacon". TV Guide. April 9, 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  6. ^ "News & Updates". Cop Out Films. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  7. ^ Krakauer, Jon (October 1995). "Loving Them to Death". Outside. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
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