Buttressing that aid is their belief in Judaism. The good doctor also believes, says Squires, in the importance of a belief system that gives shape to a child's life. And the demons are everywhere. But troubles for teens and tots is nothing new. But lately, says Squires, that neighborhood of accommodation has changed.
Families are more transient, there is less a sense of community as support structure.
Challenge is the key to understanding why Squires took on this documentary for his directorial debut. He was offered other opportunites, other projects, but this one, says Squires, called out to him. After all, it was, in its own way, a youngster's vision of civil wars and the hell to pay in childhood. Ken even came up with the title of the film. I screened it for him and his children.