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“I was an artist before surgeon.”I was a – Dr. Alissa Shulman APRIL 2017 | SCENE 101 on the town there was anything in there that was completely new information for me but in looking at the old footage of her, it was more about really appreciating everything that she went through and was living through at a time when she had so many children. And how both my mother and father kept that balance, keeping the focus on the children, while doing enormously important work has been a huge revelation, particularly now in my life when I have three children of my own, and a profession as a filmmaker where you have to interweave so many things. I think with my mom there was deep, deep commitment to public service and not in any superficial way, but looking over the course of her life you see what her priorities have been and the decisions that both she and my father made over those years. I have footage of them speaking about it, and it ran deep in their souls, and was such a profound commitment for them. When you look back at your parents, are you ever amazed at how they balanced it all and accomplished so much? Well part of how they did it was they brought the kids with them to everything. (Laughs) There were no boundaries in those typical ways. They understood that they had some real opportunities to improve people’s lives. I think they did a lot of internal and spiritual work along the way at a time when our country was changing enormously and the assumptions were changing. I think they were also evolving as people and were not the status quo with anything. As people, they were on a constant learning curve and that’s quite inspiring. Your latest film, Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton, opens the Sarasota Film Festival just as Last Days in Vietnam opened up the festival a few years ago. If my memory serves me right, you had your daughter with you on opening night. Yes, I have three children and I think my daughter Bridget was with me on that night. It was a very special night and the film was warmly received in Sarasota. BODY SCULPTING • BREAST AUGMENTATION LIPOSUCTION • TUMMY TUCKS • BREAST LIFT ARM & THIGH LIFTS • ARM & THIGH LIFD Sovereign Plastic Surgery Alissa M. Shulman M.D., F.A.C.S. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon 941.366.LIPO (5476) • www.SovereignPS.com 1950 Arlington Street, Suite 112 • Sarasota, FL 34239 2016-2017 Sarasota Memorial Hospital Physician of the Year I OFFER HOME INSURANCE OPTIONS Here in Florida, your choice is clear. George Dakkak, CLU, ChFC 941-921-6630 3629 Webber Street, Suite A Sarasota georgedakkak@allstate.com 104381 Everyone likes options. My office not only offers car insurance backed by a company with 80 years of experience, but also offers home insurance from several companies. Call me today! Allstate has no financial responsibility to you for any home insurance policy you purchase and would not be responsible for any claims. Allstate does not make any representations or accept liability related to operations of home insurance companies, including, but not limited to, their financial conditions. Subject to terms, conditions and availability. © 2012 Allstate Insurance Co.


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