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P.O.V: Life. Support. Music

In 2004 Jason Crigle, one of New York’s hottest young guitarists suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. The astonishing journey that followed was documented by filmmaker and friend Eric Daniel Metzgar. Sunday, July 12th at 8:30 p.m. on UA Channel. by Colleen Greer

Jason Crigler’s life was taking off. He was one of New York’s hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage.

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Jason and Monica Crigler

His doctors doubted he could ever emerge from his near-vegetative state. The astonishing journey that followed, documented by filmmaker and friend Eric Daniel Metzgar (P.O.V. “The Chances of the World Changing,” 2007), is a stirring family saga and a portrait of creative struggle in the face of overwhelming tragedy.

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