I’ve known Dr. Kaufman 16 years, ever since we connected around our mutual mission to serve young people during the time I was making BOYS TO MEN? in Newark, NJ. She’s been a tireless advocate for the importance of arts in the well-being of youth. She volunteered her time to sponsor my screening of Journey from Zanskar and my talk on Youth Rites of Passage at UMDNJ – the fine medical school where she used to work. She’s also a poet. That’s why we named her a Warrior Films Youth Hero! Here’s a brand new sample of her fine work, enacted by some talented young people, called “Desperate Love.”