2002 Great Lakes Independent Film Festival

Tina's Story

Category: Documentary Short  10min 40sec
Director: Bobby Livingston

Her life was a living hell. Repeatedly molested as a child but afraid to tell anyone, "Tina's Story" recounts the obscene physical and psychological abuse that took her on an out-of-control emotional roller coaster until she died at age 15. This is her story. In her own words. Director Bobby Livingston’s “Tina’s Story” documents the life of a young south Texas girl who suffered years of abuse at the hands of her father.  Exposing the painful secrets of her life, a narrative of her diary chronicles Tina’s emotional turmoil. “Tina’s Story” has a proven powerful impact, inspiring other victims of sexual abuse to seek help.  The ten-minute film was funded in part by a grant from the San Antonio Area F

Principal Cast:
Valerie Gutierres
Nataly Peña
Emma Marie Luce
Alexandra Ahmadi

  
Director: Bobby Livingston
After eleven years of distinguished work in Hollywood , Bobby Livingston moved to San Antonio to become president of Shootz Production Group. Within three years, Shootz became nationally known as one of South Texas ’s most creative production companies. Led by his innovative directorial work on public service documentaries, Livingston won several prestigious awards for his hard-hitting films about rape, eating disorders and domestic violence.  His most recent project, “Tina’s Story”, has received both local and national recognition.  Four of Livingston ’s films have aired nationally on PBS and in 2001, he was named a “Rising Star” by the San Antonio Business Journal.