Mental Health Awareness Week (WHCVV)
13+ FREE Community Service Events
Last Held in Sedona, AZ - May 10th - 16th, 2015
Films
CANVAS
Director: Joseph Greco
Screenwriter: Joseph Greco
Genre: Feature
The film follows the Marino family, who live in South Florida. Joe Panteliano plays John, the father, a struggling working class man whose wife Mary (played beautifully by Marsha Gay Harden) has been diagnosed with schziophrenia. They have a child named Chris who is struggling to find his own identity while dealing with his mother's troubling illness.
Mary, like many people with mental illness, believes she does not need her medication and stops taking it. Mary decompensates one night during a thunderstorm and becomes very paranoid and ends up accidentally hurting Chris. Mary is then taken to a hospital, where she stays for the remainder of the film.
DVD Available $20
ALIVE INSIDE
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennet
Screenwriter: Michael Rossato-Bennet
Genre: Documentary
ALIVE INSIDE is a joyous cinematic exploration of music’s capacity to reawaken our souls and uncover the deepest parts of our humanity. Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett chronicles the astonishing experiences of individuals around the country who have been revitalized through the simple experience of listening to music. His camera reveals the uniquely human connection we find in music and how its healing power can triumph where prescription medication falls short.
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BULLIED TO SILENCE
Director: Tami Pivnick
Producer/Screenwriter: Susan Broude
Genre: Documentary
A Powerful, Provocative and Timely New Feature Documentary Film That Gives a Voice to the Bullied Child that Will Be The Positive Change to verbal and cyber bullying.
BULLIED TO SILENCE is more than a film, it's a movement to Be The Change. Focusing exclusively on hateful and hurtful words and cyber-bullying, BULLIED TO SILENCE empowers us to realize that together we can provide the bullied a powerful voice. Together, we can embrace our children for who they are and empower them to believe in themselves. And together, we can be the village that supports the development of happy and healthy youth who themselves can be the change.
CRAZYWISE
Director: Phil Borges
Screenwriter: Phil Borges
Genre: Trailer
When a young person experiences a frightening break from reality, Western experts usually label it a "first-episode psychosis" while many psychologists and cultures define it as a “spiritual awakening”. The documentary CRAZYWISE reveals remarkably effective treatment approaches and a survivor-led movement challenging a mental health system in crisis. http://philborges.com/crazywise
NOTE:
The trailer for this movie shall be featured at the event, as the documentary has not been completed or released.
RUNNING FROM CRAZY
Director: Barbara Kopple
Screenwriter: Barbara Kopple
Genre: Documentary
Running from Crazy' is a documentary examining the personal journey of model and actress Mariel Hemingway, the great granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, as she strives for a greater understanding of her family history of suicide and mental illness. Through stunning archival footage of the three Hemingway sisters and intimate verite moments with Mariel herself, the film examines the remarkable though often heartbreaking Hemingway legacy. As Mariel comes to terms with the tragedies of her family's past that have shaped the course of her life, deeply hidden secrets are revealed and truths emerge. Through it all, Mariel finds a way to overcome a similar fate for herself and her daughters, brings awareness to an issue she's deeply passionate about, and discovers an inner strength and peace.
