menace to mentor


PRODUCED AS PART OF AN MA IN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION AT UWE BRISTOL
ROLE: SHOOTING PD & EDITOR

A life of trauma, addiction and violent crime, but a determination to turn it around.

Abused as a child and homeless as a teenager, Paul 'Addict Mentor' Simmons spent 22 years of his life in over 20 prisons for violent crimes to feed his drug habit.
Now clean and in recovery, Paul dedicates his time to mentoring those at risk of making the same mistakes. Paul retraces his steps to understand what led him to such a turbulent life. Acceptance of his criminal past and culpability will be addressed when revisiting the scenes of his crimes.

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