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Alberni Residential School survivor overcomes lifetime of struggle
He forgave his attacker, became sober and built BGW Film Studios and a Roku network after surviving abuse in residential school and foster care.
- On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 66-year-old Billy George Williams reflects on his survival journey as an Alberni Residential School survivor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.
- Born in Esperanza weighing one pound, one ounce, Williams faced Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, bilateral club feet, and profound deafness from infancy. Doctors placed him in a shoebox, yet he survived against all odds.
- At Alberni Residential School, Williams endured horrific abuse including beatings and being thrown down basement stairs by the principal. He remembers being locked in a dark basement cage, bound by handcuffs to the bars.
- After a van driver assaulted him in Port Alberni, Williams faced a choice between death and survival. Asked what he wanted three times, he finally stood up and said, "I want to live."
- Today, Williams is 40 years sober, an award-winning filmmaker, and CEO of BGW Film Studios, running his own television network on Roku. His journey from abuse survivor to entrepreneur demonstrates resilience decades in the making.
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