Adriana Marchione MA, REAT, RSMT has been involved in the arts for over thirty years as an award-winning filmmaker, dancer, photographer and is internationally recognized for her work as a movement-based expressive arts therapist and educator. Since 2002, Adriana has mentored thousands of students as a faculty member of the renowned Tamalpa Institute, WHEAT Institute in Canada, and through her thriving business ‘Art Cures’ where she coaches clients and teaches courses. She has presented her creative healing approach with a focus on addiction, eating disorders, trauma and grief, at festivals, conferences, and treatment centers including South by Southwest, the National Council on Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and the Commonwealth Club. Her films include When the Fall Comes (2014) which is based on her own life story of encountering intimate grief and loss. When the Fall Comes was translated into French and Korean and streamed in universities across America and Canada through Kanopy. Her latest film, The Creative High (2021), a feature documentary featuring artists in recovery from addiction has screened at film festivals around the United States. The documentary has received numerous awards including Jury Prize for Excellence in American Profiles from San Francisco Indie Fest and Best Documentary for Women in Film at the Austin Indie Fest. Notably, she received the Artist of the Year Award from In Recovery Magazine in 2016.