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Virtual Interview with Phyllis Thomas.

April 26, 2021 - By 


During 2020, VHVtv has produced 13 Virtual Interviews.
VHVtv is pleased to announce that we were named as the Temecula DigiFest People’s Choice in the Professional Documentary category! It was chosen by the majority of the DigiFest attendees who voted on their favorite entries. Congratulations co-producer Richard Gonzales. Thank you so much Phyllis Thomas for the opportunity to tell your incredible story about healing veterans through art therapy.

Here is our first award winning Virtual Interview.

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Virtual Interview with Phyllis Thomas.

Phyllis Thomas is a U.S. Navy Veteran and a Southern California artist. She is interviewed by Sheryl Shaffer.
Phyllis talks about how art helps to heal veterans with PTSD, MST and other mental health issues. Art heals.

Sheryl Shaffer served in the Women's Army Corps from 1968 to 1971. She is retired from the CA Employment Development Department as a VetRep. She produces Veterans Helping Veterans TV at the MidPen Media Center in Palo Alto, CA. She completed the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Veterans Make Movies program and now does virtual interviews using video conferencing, i movie and i phone . Since October 2022, Sheryl travels with VetArt as a Documentarian and does interviews with Veteran Artists and uses her new iPhone 15 Pro to film.

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2 Comments on “Virtual Interview with Phyllis Thomas.”

  1. CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD.
    YOUR DEVOTION AND CARE, WITH TONS AND TONS OF EXPERTISE, OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY IF VERY BLESSED.
    YOU ARE AMAZING AND FABOO!!!

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