Introducing Laura, the brilliant, creative, multi-talented and gifted daughter of Paula and Sal.
Laura is a petite, beautiful blond with sparkling blue eyes. She looks the part of a Boston/New York artist...which she is. Her skinny jeans are tucked neatly in stylish brown boots. She wears a blueish scarf tied artfully around her neck and over a blazer. They highlight her eyes and figure. She is striking in any setting but here she was joining us for coffee with her mother, Paula, and I at a local Starbucks on a Saturday afternoon.
The following is the animated documentary video she put together in her senior year. Not one to shy away from controversial topics that may make others uncomfortable, she tacked ECT (electro-convulsive treatment) for patients with depression by focusing on two women; her grandmother and Kitty Dukakis, who wrote a breakthrough book about her battle with depression. Did Laura know the Dukakis'? No, she simply wrote a letter and developed a mutual friendship with this high profile couple who opened their lives to her.
ECT works. It's usually the last line of defense against the failure of pharmaceutical treatment of deep depression. Patients and their families grapple with a host of difficult questions and concerns. Laura has produced an informative and inspirational documentary. I believe you'll agree. Applause, applause, applause!
Laura's specialty is animation and if Pixar doesn't pick her up soon, the competition will. One year out of college and her work is being shown at film festivals here and abroad. You can check out her other work at LauraPiraino.com
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