14th March 2008

Cedu Documentary in Progress

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Hi hi hi,

I’m back from three weeks in Cadeefawnya (the home of Gov. Arnold), where I, along with my intrepid co-producer Jessica Pentland, traveled the state, catching up with interviewees for our Cedu documentary project.

We interviewed (and I’m counting in my head) … 11, or maybe 12 former Cedu school grads and escapees, plus two former staff (one very much “with the program”, one very critical).

I had a wonderful time meeting (and re-meeting) everyone, hearing and learning and remembering that very, very strange and often troubling experience of being a… captive? student?… of the Cedu school.


The footage is in editing right now, but I will update regularly, and post a thing or two as clips become available.

Thanks to all who interviewed, thanks to those who gave use of their homes, and all who gave their time and openness and energy to re-visiting an often daunting and haunting past and subject.

very bests, more soon,

Liam

More on the Cedu Schools and therapeutic/”tough love” boarding schools:

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There are currently 5 responses to “Cedu Documentary in Progress”

  1. 1 On May 1st, 2008, Liam said:

    More here: http://liamscheff.com/daily/2008/04/30/whats-a-cedu/

  2. 2 On May 9th, 2008, lilly said:

    Hi,
    I heard from psy @fornits that you have info about the cult awareness network categorizing cedu as a cult. Do u have a link for that? I need it for something I’m writing:

    Barbra Walters is promoting her memoir where she discusses her daughter’s salvation at a “special school”-cedu.

    I’m using this opportunity to get journalists reporting that cedu was an abusive, torture oriented, thought reform center.

    Please contact the gawker or jezebel sites
    http://jezebel.com/
    http://gawker.com/
    (relevant emails are listed there)
    with your own experience at cedu, and any pertinent info you’d like to add about its history, synanon connection, and in particular info about Jackie, Bab’s daughter.

    and contact me at about the cult awareness network

  3. 3 On May 9th, 2008, Liam said:

    Hi Lilly,

    If you want to contact me, then email me privately through my contact page. You ask for links, and info, but I don’t know who you are or how to contact you…

  4. 4 On May 9th, 2008, lilly said:

    Hi Liam,
    I thought I left my email in the mail section. O.K. I will contact you through email now. Thanks.

  5. 5 On August 18th, 2008, Noah said:

    I attended Boulder creek academy from march of 03 until it was shut down. i witnessed first hand the abuse and brainwashing cedu provides and how things got worse as the schools entered financial turmoil. I would love to discuss my experience and expose all of their creepy and bizarre mind melting “workshop” experiences. I still have original notebooks containing all writing assignments from “workshops” like the I and Me. Email me if you want to know more about cedu.

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