John W. Comerford is a Motion Picture Producer & Writer and longtime member of the recovery community. His writing and producing credits include the Giffoni Film Festival best picture coming-of-age feature film drama, Around the Fire, produced alongside his good friend, Tommy Rosen of Recovery 2.0; The New York Times acclaimed documentary feature film & series, Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense; and Galway Film Festival best international documentary winner wildlife conservation documentary, The Breach. John’s films have been exhibited and distributed by Showtime, StarzEncore, Netflix, Hulu, Sundance Now, Cannes Film Market and many others.
In this insightful & inspiring conversation, we discuss:
- John’s journey into filmmaking
- His recovery story
- Addiction in the family
- The gifts of the 12-steps and the AA fellowship
- Accessing spirituality through music
- The root of addiction
- Finding kinship with those in recovery
- The path of service
