When we first released LOVE HEALS, we shared the film with a select number of people to gain feedback and thoughts before the worldwide release. As I read through the feedback, one note in particular nearly left me speechless…

While I believe the person was trying to be helpful, they said something to the effect of “This film will never be shown in Film Festivals and certainly will not win any awards.” Since my goal was to help people know they are their own best healers, I was ok if we didn’t win any awards. But something about those words really stung, and for a while, I felt pretty defeated.

Luckily it also helped me do my own inner work to recognize my value regardless of the “success” of the film, and I surrendered the future of the film’s impact to the universe. 

Then we met Danette Wolpert, the founder of the Illuminate Film Festival. She saw our film, was deeply touched because of her own healing journey and said she wanted it to be considered for her upcoming festival. Illuminate has premiered films such as “Heal” and given awards to powerful luminaries such as Michael Beckwith and Deepak Chopra. Danette is very protective about the type of content she elevates, and LOVE HEALS was selected out of 500 other film submissions (only one of four to be shown in person).

Last weekend we attended the Illuminate Film Festival in Sedona, AZ and it was a more remarkable experience than we could have ever imagined. We met other filmmakers from around the world doing their part to elevate consciousness, and we showed LOVE HEALS in a sold-out theatre screening. More than the numbers, it was the reaction of the audience that deeply impacted me. 

Having people come up to us with tears in their eyes saying how brave our story was and how much they could relate, grounded me in knowing that this is my life’s mission: to spread hope and healing throughout this planet with conscious filmmaking. 

In the last month, we’ve also won Official Selection for two other film festivals. Because the Spirit Film Festival is located in Israel, we just added Hebrew subtitles for all of our Hebrew-speaking friends.

So many doors have opened since this last weekend, and we are grateful to each and every one of you for being on this journey with us.

With love and gratitude,
Krisanna Sexton, Film Director

LOVE HEALS, a documentary film about personal healing journeys, was officially nominated at the 2022 Illuminate Film Festival. 

Produced by GetBright Films, LOVE HEALS follows the journey of Dana, a chronic pain sufferer in search of healing, and her partner, Krisanna, a filmmaker, as they travel the country together to understand how this ancient principle has helped so many heal, and to see what’s possible for those experiencing these practices for the first time.

Viewers will hear from people whose lives have been transformed by these ancient energy principles and learn tangible tools to help improve their overall health and well-being. Released in January 2022, the film has since been translated into 10 languages and has had over 100 screenings worldwide. 

Dedicated to elevating human consciousness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema, ILLUMINATE is the world’s premier film festival for conscious cinema.

“Seeing how the audience responded to LOVE HEALS was confirmation that this film is something special,” said Danette Wolpert, Director of Illuminate Film Festival. 

On Sunday, Nov 6, the festival will host a Spotlight Screening of LOVE HEALS at Mary D. Fisher Theater, Sedona AZ. The film screening will start at noon, and will be followed by a Live Q&A with the filmmakers and others that appeared in LOVE HEALS. There will be an energy healing experience based on the ancient energy principle featured in the film, Water Up Fire Down. That experience will be led by Ilchibuko Todd, President and Spiritual Healer at Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat. An aura reading booth will also be available to help participants learn about their energy condition. 

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at: https://illuminate2022.eventive.org/films/631fac39a122ae005b2e1be7 

LOVE HEALS Spotlight Screening at the Illuminate Film Festival

• Where: Mary D. Fisher Theatre, Sedona AZ (2030 W. State Route 89A Sedona, AZ 86336)
• When: Doors open at 11 AM and the film starts at Noon.
• What: LOVE HEALS Film screening; Live Q&A with the filmmakers (and others that appeared in LOVE HEALS); Aura Readings; Energy Experience led by Ilchibuko Todd, President and Spiritual Healer at Sedona Mago Center for Well-being & Retreat.

About LOVE HEALS
Based on the works of NY Times best-selling author, Ilchi Lee, comes LOVE HEALS, a documentary exploring how an ancient mind-body principle known for 10,000 years could be the secret to healing. Featuring leading medical and scientific experts including Bruce Lipton, PhD, David Hanscom, MD, and Les Aria, PhD, and world-renowned energy healing practitioners, the film explores the questions: What does it mean to truly heal? And does this wisdom have the power to change our world?

About GetBright Films
GetBright Films is an independent film company committed to inspiring content and stories to contribute to a healthier, happier and more peaceful community. We produce visual media on personal growth, holistic well-being, and earth management to awaken human consciousness for the benefit of all.

I’ve also started to recognize how powerful being vulnerable and sharing our stories can be for others. We are so fortunate to get to witness this in people’s responses after seeing LOVE HEALS. Maybe for the first time, they feel understood as they see themselves in the stories of pain and healing. Sometimes, just knowing that we are not alone is healing in and of itself.

Building this beautiful LOVE HEALS community means the world to me and I have so much gratitude for all that I’ve gone through to get here. Like I said in the film, I thought my life ended when the pain started, but that’s actually when my life began.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being on this journey with me. Let’s continue to spread the kind of LOVE that HEALS the world.

With love and gratitude,

Dana

P.S. Don’t miss this month’s MIND, BODY & SOUL healing resources below.

Journaling can be a very powerful tool and therapeutic practice to help you uncover and process your feelings. Getting your thoughts out on paper creates space from negative and/or cycling thoughts and helps you see that you are not your thoughts, emotions, or physical symptoms. View On MyTMSJourney.com

Follow along with Dana in this video to connect with energy and learn 5 basic qigong postures taught by Master MJ Kim, an intuitive energy practitioner from the Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat. Watch On YouTube 

Enjoy a deeply relaxing guided visual meditation by Dani Fagan and fully surrender as you take a deep dive into a dreamlike state while still conscious and aware enough to absorb the healing benefits of meditation. Watch on YouTube

Because it was our first time screening our film at a conference of this size, I had quite a bit of fear. Sharing our story and especially showing our love publicly hasn’t been easy for me, and I was honestly terrified about what others might think.

While the film was being shown, I stood at the very top of the auditorium, nearly holding my breath, as over 400 people watched LOVE HEALS together. I could tangibly feel the energy of the room, and it was as if I was watching the film for the first time.

At that moment, I was no longer the filmmaker who had toiled over 150+ hours of footage – who knew every edit, who could quote nearly every line and wondered if I could have made it better. For the first time, I could feel the magic others had been describing to me. I felt the healing. I could see people being visibly impacted by the stories and by the transformations they were witnessing. And I knew in that sacred space – THIS IS WHY I AM HERE.

After the film ended, Elan brought us on stage to a standing ovation that seemed like it lasted forever. Dana and I were completely overwhelmed at the response. Over the next several days, we had the honor of connecting with so many people who generously shared how the film had impacted them and told us that they wanted to help get this message out to the world.

But, what impacted me the most, was how many people thanked us for sharing our relationship and showing our love. After a lifetime of being told that who I am and how I love is unacceptable, to have my vulnerability met with so much love and acceptance was truly life changing.

This conference made me realize something incredible – there is great power in healing together. I now see how LOVE HEALS carries its own energy and its own transformative power and, although I filmed and edited it, it now has a life of its own. I was simply the conduit of the message, and now that message is reaching out and touching people exactly where they are at with exactly what they need to hear, including me.

I feel so much gratitude to Elan for inviting us to this incredible conference and allowing those in attendance to experience our film. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and I am forever thankful.

Happy Pride Month,

Krisanna

P.S. Don’t miss this month’s MIND, BODY & SOUL healing resources below.

MIND – O SLAPPEY STORY – EXTENDED SCENE FROM LOVE HEALS FILM

For those of you who know what it’s like to be rejected simply because of who you are… or because of who you love… this story is for you. Watch on YouTube

The energy in the room could be tangibly felt as over 400 attendees of the Our Soul Journey conference in Sedona, AZ viewed the LOVE HEALS documentary for the first time on Sunday, June 12, 2022. The conference, organized by Shaloha Productions LLC and held at Sedona Performing Arts Center, featured Gregg Braden, Anita Moorjani, Dr. Bruce Lipton, and Dr. Shamini Jain, leading experts and teachers in the field of science, spirituality, consciousness and healing.

LOVE HEALS was received with a standing ovation and lines of individuals waiting to speak with the film’s creators, Krisanna Sexton and Dana Croschere, to share about how powerful they found the film and how impacted they were.

“Seeing how the audience responded [to LOVE HEALS] was confirmation that this film is something special,” said Danette Wolpert, Director of Illuminate Film Festival, who was in attendance.

“There is something profound I learned this past week – and that is the power of in-person events,” said LOVE HEALS Director, Krisanna Sexton. “This is the spark that has ignited a flame for our message to spread and we are feeling incredible momentum and gratitude.”

LOVE HEALS follows the journey of Dana, a chronic pain sufferer, in search of healing after two failed spine surgeries. She travels across the country to understand how an ancient energy principle has helped so many people heal and why it works. Released in January 2022, the film has since been translated into 10 languages and has had over 100 screenings worldwide.

To learn more about future screenings of the LOVE HEALS documentary, visit https://lovehealsfilm.com/.

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Press Contact:

Dana Croschere
Producer 
hello@getbrightfilms.com
lovehealsfilm.com 

About LOVE HEALS

Based on the works of NY Times best-selling author, Ilchi Lee, comes LOVE HEALS, a documentary exploring how an ancient mind-body principle known for 10,000 years could be the secret to healing. Featuring leading medical and scientific experts including Bruce Lipton, PhD, David Hanscom, MD, and Les Aria, PhD, and world-renowned energy healing practitioners, the film explores the questions: What does it mean to truly heal? And does this wisdom have the power to change our world?

Produced by GetBright Films, LOVE HEALS follows the journey of Dana, a chronic pain sufferer in search of healing, and her partner, Krisanna, a filmmaker, as they travel the country together to understand how this ancient principle has helped so many heal, and to see what’s possible for those experiencing these practices for the first time. Viewers will hear from people whose lives have been transformed by these ancient energy principles and learn tangible tools to help improve their overall health and well-being.

About GetBright Films

GetBright Films is an independent film company committed to inspiring content and stories to contribute to a healthier, happier and more peaceful community. We produce visual media on personal growth, holistic well-being, and earth management to awaken human consciousness for the benefit of all.

The turning point came when we found a community of other people who had experienced situations similar to ours. Through their stories, we found the hope that we were desperate for and the support we needed to keep moving forward.

That is why this film is so important.

We are hearing from more and more people as they watch the film that by witnessing the incredible transformations of others with similar stories, they finally feel HOPE for their own journey and recognize that they are not alone.

Hope and community have the power to change everything, and that is why we are so passionate about creating a movement to share this film with the people who need it most.

Here’s how we are working to make that happen:

• We are hosting monthly zoom workshops for FREE called “The LOVE HEALS Gathering” where we bring in experts who can share their wisdom on mind-body practices while providing time for sharing in a small group setting.
• We are working to partner with individuals, organizations and companies who want to host experiential screenings at their conferences or within their communities.
• We are actively seeking sponsors who are passionate about bringing the film to LGBTQ+ Youth, Chronic Illness/Pain Support Groups, Rehab Centers, Prisons, Tribal Nations, underprivileged populations and more.

We are so excited for you to be a part of this movement with us. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any ideas or questions.

With love,

Krisanna Sexton
Director, LOVE HEALS

P.S. Don’t miss this month’s MIND, BODY & SOUL healing resources below.

MIND – DANA ON DR. HANSCOM’S PODCAST

In this episode of Dr. David Hanscom’s podcast, Back In Control – Live, Dana shares about how she learned to calm down her nervous system through a combination of techniques that she learned from Dr. Hanscom’s book and the community she found through his work. Listen on Blog Talk Radio

We talked on the phone multiple times a day for hours and hours, and it was incredibly painful knowing she was in so much pain and I couldn’t be there by her side. This was her second spine surgery, and by that point, I had had enough. I couldn’t see the light and absolutely felt like a victim – wondering WHY this was happening to us.

One day when Dana and I were on the phone, she shared words I’ll never forget. She said, “Krisanna, I now see my life more clearly. If I make it out of here, and if one day I get my life back, I know I can never go back to my corporate job. I must do something with my life to help others just like me.”

Her words impacted me deeply as I knew she had so much in her that the world needed and I didn’t hide how I felt her job was holding her back.

As Dana returned home and slowly began to recover, she started talking about when she could go back to work. Confused, I reminded her of the words she shared with me in the hospital, and she said she had no memory of them. Her time in the hospital now sort of felt like a dream, but something about what I shared struck a chord within her.

Then as I was hired to film LOVE HEALS, I needed a ton of help. Naturally, she took on an unofficial Producer role to help me coordinate film shoots all while allowing me to follow her healing journey which was still very much underway.

Throughout the film production, I watched Dana come to life. Not only was she facing the depths of her trauma, but she was also uncovering a version of her the world had yet to see.

The more she helped with LOVE HEALS, the more we both realized how good she was at it, and I encouraged her to consider all of her gifts and all of the ways in which she could help people in the future. I am so proud of Dana and how far she has come. She is a natural producer and has also found passion in financial coaching.

And as I reflect back, I can now see WHY this all had to happen. We were never victims, and all of this pain was a guide towards uncovering the depths of our souls and realizing our truest potential within.

For those of you still navigating the darkness of your journey –
Maybe you are feeling overwhelming physical pain…
Maybe you are struggling with grief and the loss of someone or something dear to you…
Maybe you are faced with uncertainty in your future and feeling lost about your purpose…

Whatever it may be, I trust somehow, someday, you will see (as I did), why all of this was a necessary part of your soul’s growth – and you may even feel gratitude.

Sending you all the love in my heart,

Krisanna Sexton
Director, LOVE HEALS

P.S. Don’t miss this month’s MIND, BODY & SOUL healing resources below.

MIND – SARAH BLONDIN GUIDED MEDITATION

This guided meditation titled ‘Practicing Gentle Kindness toward Ourself’ from Sarah Blondin explores the elements of being human: of vacillating between trust and distrust and how to be gentle with ourselves in the process.  Listen on Insight Timer

When I set out to create a film about the power of love, I had no idea just how difficult that would be for me. At some point toward the end of filming last year, I had a realization at just how much I disliked myself and, at times, how much I hated myself. It made me feel like an imposter. How could I be creating a film called “Love Heals” when I wasn’t even sure if I loved myself???

As I wrestled with this question, some deep healing work began to happen inside of me. I realized how much of my life I had spent hating myself. Feeling as though I wasn’t good enough and that I was unworthy of love because I was gay. I felt like I was so broken that even God couldn’t love me and I felt I had to do whatever I could to DESERVE love. That programming ran so deep that I learned to perform and win awards and gain recognition to gain the “love” of others – only to be left feeling empty because it was never enough. When I came out as gay and learned to accept myself, I thought that programming would be magically erased. But the more time I spent going within, the more I began to realize just how much healing work there was left to do.

Recently, Dana and I completed 42 days of daily training with Ilchibuko (featured in the film), and this required me to set aside time every day to connect with myself through a lot of the practices you see in the film. As beautiful as that sounds, what rose to the surface was stuff I had been avoiding for a long time. I think sometimes we can have this idea that daily practice will guarantee more joy and peace, but for me daily practice meant facing emotions and pain I had spent my life pushing under the surface. This is probably why I had avoided daily practice for so long.

Currently, I’m still in process. I experience moments where I feel love for myself, but I still have a lot of work to do. I am learning that I still have an inner child within who was desperate for love and acceptance throughout so much of my life, and she needs to know she is loved and accepted AS SHE IS.

One of my favorite lines from the film is when Master O says, “It’s healing… loving… living.” We are all in process. There is no destination. The journey is the point, and the journey is what shapes us and molds us, and heals us.

Thank you for letting me share a bit of my journey with you. This is the hardest work I’ve ever done, but I see it transforming every area of my life, every relationship in my life, and I feel deep gratitude for the pain because it is helping me grow a bond with myself that I know would not be possible otherwise.

If you are still in the process of learning to love yourself too, know that I see you and I honor you.

With love and gratitude,

Krisanna Sexton
Director, LOVE HEALS

P.S. Scroll down for a link to my personal practice Spotify playlist. I hope you will find it helpful as you carve out your own space and time to go within.

MIND – INTERVIEW WITH DANA & DR. HANSCOM

Are you craving more expert content after watching LOVE HEALS? Then you will enjoy this powerful TMS RoundTable discussion with Dana and Dr. David Hanscom, a leading expert in chronic pain who was featured in the film.  Watch Interview

BODY – 10 MINUTE BODY SHAKING TUTORIAL

Do you sometimes feel consumed by the energy of negative thoughts or negative emotions? Try this 10 minute routine from Brain Education TV to SHAKE OFF these energies from your body and mind. You will feel refreshed and renewed.  Watch Tutorial

SOUL – KRISANNA’S SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

Please enjoy this Spotify playlist that Krisanna uses in her daily practice. She uses the first two tracks for tapping and vibration, #3 for stretching, #4 for bowing, #5 and #6 are the same song to create time for meditation, and the rest of the tracks just speak to her soul!  Listen on Spotify

Feature length documentary LOVE HEALS will premiere worldwide for a limited virtual screening from January 18th – 30th, 2022. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/loveheals

Based on the works of NY Times best-selling author, Ilchi Lee, comes LOVE HEALS, a documentary exploring how an ancient mind-body principle known for 10,000 years could be the secret to healing. Featuring leading medical and scientific experts including Bruce Lipton, PhD, David Hanscom, MD, and Les Aria, PhD, and world-renowned energy healing practitioners, the film explores the questions: What does it mean to truly heal? And does this wisdom have the power to change our world?

Produced by GetBright Films, LOVE HEALS follows the journey of Dana, a chronic pain sufferer in search of healing, and her partner, Krisanna, a filmmaker, as they travel the country together to understand how this ancient principle has helped so many heal, and to see what’s possible for those experiencing these practices for the first time. Viewers will hear from people whose lives have been transformed by these ancient energy principles and learn tangible tools to help improve their overall health and well-being.

“It’s the story of all of us,” said Krisanna Sexton, Director of LOVE HEALS. “In one way or another, we have all experienced pain and suffering in our lives. This film’s mission is to share the profound ancient wisdom of going within and discovering that you are your own best healer.”

To celebrate the launch of the film, a one-hour live YouTube Premiere Party in partnership with Brain Education TV will be held on January 18th, 2021 – 8 PM (ET), 5 PM (PT). The party will include a special preview of the film, a short message from Executive Producer, Ilchi Lee, and a Q&A with the production team.

LOVE HEALS virtual screening ticket information can be found at: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/loveheals

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About GetBright Films

GetBright Films is an independent film company committed to inspiring content and stories to contribute to a healthier, happier and more peaceful community. We produce visual media on personal growth, holistic well-being, and earth management to awaken human consciousness for the benefit of all.

LOVE HEALS Film Official Trailer