“Finding Normal is as dramatic and insightful as any movie you’ll see this year. Brian Lindstrom always finds the exact right place to put his camera to capture the naked truth of the men and women in the city of Portland’s Recovery Mentor Program. This compelling documentary does not sugarcoat the pain or even failure of many recovery attempts — but in allowing us close to the program’s mentors (former addicts themselves), it is impossible not to be moved by their compassion, perseverance and hard won wisdom.” -Greg Mottola, Director, The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland

“Finding Normal, a hard-hitting, humane look at addicts in a treatment center, is masterful cinema-verite filmmaking, and an eye-opening example of the power of simply watching and listening. The honesty and lack of self-consciousness of the struggling subjects is truly impressive.” -Marc Mohan, The Oregonian, selecting Finding Normal #8 on his top ten list of films for 2007

“… a thoroughly engrossing documentary by Brian Lindstrom about a group of Portland drug addicts and their rehab counselors trying day-by-day to keep themselves clean, sober and together. The film is raw and real, filled with undeniable moments of pain and elation and human personality. It’s impossible to imagine a more honest look at this all-too-common world, and it’s impossible, too, to understand how the film hasn’t gotten exposed in a bigger venue.” -Shawn Levy, The Oregonian, selecting Finding Normal as one of his top ten films of 2007

“Impressive…Full of emotional uplift. Lindstrom’s camera is so in your face that sometimes it hurts.” -Bill DeLapp, Syracuse New Times

“Coming straight out of prison or detox, recovering addicts struggle to stay clean and sober in the city of Portland. Thanks to the Recovery Mentor program, some will clean up their lives, but as this candidly frank documentary reveals, it is not an easy process. Local filmmaker Brian Lindstrom is as uncompromising in his study of recovery as are the mentors who have rebuilt their lives and are now committed to helping others. What unfolds are intimate portraits of human triumph and failure.” -David Walker, Longbaugh Film Festival