I was fortunate enough to be invited to the very first public screening of this movie this summer. Being 3-month-new to my raw food living diet journey, I was brought to tears of joy for Frank. Then when he showed up on stage at the end for the Q & A, I was blown away by how gorgeous he had become. I true transformation! He looked like a totally different guy. The 42 days in the movie were filmed over 3 years ago, so it seems as though he has stayed with most of his "program."
Yeah for Frank! If this film comes to a film festival near you or to your local movie theatre (and I REALLY hope it gets a distributor!!) then I highly recommend a viewing! May I be Frank? is kind of like the opposite of the movie "SuperSize Me", and you won't believe how much GOOD can be done to the body by just changing one's diet.
Website:http://www.mayibefrankmovie.com
Starring: Frank Ferrante, Conor Gaffney, Cary Mosier, Ryland EngelhartDirected By: Gregg Marks, Cary Mosier, Conor Gaffney, Ryland EngelhartProduced By: Conor Gaffney, Cary Mosier, Ryland EngelhartRelease Date: Summer 2009Genre: DocumentaryStudio: Be Love Productions
All Frank Ferrante wants to do is to fall in love one more time before he dies. When the filming began, Frank was 54 and weighed in at 290. Both parents were from Sicily. Frank was raised in a southern Italian neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
Frank has a checkered past. He’s had long and nearly lethal drug and alcohol experiences. He developed a knack for getting stoned at the perfectly wrong time along with a keen ability to create awkward moments and generate chaos. During his adventures he came in contact with Hepatitis C. He is being treated with interferon and ribovirin. He takes Prozac and drinks 10 espressos a day to try and maintain some shred of sanity.
He is a ex-addict; he's accused of being a terrible father, a nasty ex-husband and a lousy brother. He is a lost soul, alone and unlovable. Frank is rarely happy and never content. With each passing moment, Frank’s hope dims. He believes there is a better way, but he is stuck and lost in his darkness. The Spheres were about to conspire against Frank’s misery.
One day, Frank stumbled into the arena of his long awaited adventure: Cafe Gratitude; a raw, organic, and vegan restaurant in the Sunset district of San Francisco. Here Frank is offered something remarkable; a chance to see his life through a different lens. An ensuing conversation with Frank and the Cafe manager, Ryland Engelhart results in the creation of an experiment: to help Frank achieve his wish to fall in love.
The proposal:
1- Frank comes into Cafe Gratitude for 42 days and eats only Raw, Vegan, Organic food
2- take on a 42 day Transformational workbook called 'The Abounding River workbook'
3- participate in 9 colonics
4- go to see a holistic doctor, and get a live blood cell analysis
5- agree to let it all be filmed.
See What happens as Frank takes on the transformation of a lifetime!
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