Ex party girl speaks at WIFF luncheon

One of the highlights of this year's Women's International Film Festival (WIFF) was a luncheon and presentation, at Mayfair Hoteld & Spa, of The Shadow Effect, the film by New York Times best-selling author, Debbie Ford, which exposes the opposing forces of both light and dark that compete for attention within every human being.

In her film, Ford presents the hidden power of 'the Shadow' alongside some of today's most provocative thinkers, including Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Mark Victor Hansen and James Van Praagh.

Debbie Ford is actually a former Grovite, and during her presentation she recalled her days of partying at such places as the Mutiny and Regine's, in the heyday of the Grove's "sex n' drugs n' rock-n-roll" 80s. The author and filmmaker overcame drug addiction and turned that experience into a positive force from which she emerged as the author of many best-selling books, including "The Dark Side of the Light Chasers," "The Secret of the Shadow," "Spiritual Divorce" and "Why Good People do Bad Things."

She has appeared numerous times on Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and
other major media programs around the world. It was an empowering and enlightening luncheon.

Congratulations to Director Yvonne MacCormack-Lyons (shown above introducing Debbie) and Women's International Film Festival on bringing this remarkable film to Coconut Grove and Miami!

By Liliana Dones


Photos by AnnaMaria Windish-Hunt