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Crazywise

Jun 6, 2017
1h 22m
★ 6.0

Overview

Western culture treats mental disorders primarily through biomedical psychiatry, but filmmakers Phil Borges and Kevin Tomlinson reveal a growing movement of professionals and survivors who are forging alternative treatments that focus on recovery and turning mental “illness” into a positive transformative experience.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Phil Borges

Narrator (voice)

Phil Borges

Adam Gentry

Self – Seattle, Washington

Adam Gentry

Rob Gentry

Self – Adam's Father

Rob Gentry

Jodi Gentry

Self – Adam's Mother

Jodi Gentry

Ron Zuelzke

Self – Adam's High School Friend

Ron Zuelzke

Erica Miller

Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend

Erica Miller

Ekhaya Esima

Self

Ekhaya Esima

Robert Whitaker

Self – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'

Robert Whitaker

Allen J. Frances

Self – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University

Allen J. Frances

Dwayne Stone

Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic

Dwayne Stone

Thupten Ngodrup

Self

Thupten Ngodrup

Sandra Ingerman

Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner

Sandra Ingerman

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