Presented by MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF NEGA, as part of their annual benefit week.
The inspiring true story of Bill Sackter, who left a lifetime of institutionalization to emerge as an international hero for people with disabilities, with a harmonica, a warm cup of coffee and a positive embrace of life. Bill's life story was made famous by the award winning television movie “Bill” (1981) starring Mickey Rooney as Bill, and Dennis Quaid as the young filmmaker Barry Morrow who had befriended Bill in 1972 and began filming their relationship and adventures.
Now get to know the real Bill Sackter in this entertaining and heartwarming documentary about friendship, faith, and the power of human compassion, featuring actual film and video footage and photographs from Morrow's archives, along with recent interviews with the people closest to Bill.
Over 35 years in the making, A FRIEND INDEED has been voted the #1 Audience Favorite in five film festivals nationwide, and has a deep universal appeal as an exploration of the way we, as a society, have treated people with disabilities, from institutional abandonment to community embrace, and how compassion and caring can really make a difference.
