Posts Tagged ‘mental illness’

PEOPLE IN WHITE FILM REVIEW

 

Monday November 7, 7:00 pm @ Workman Arts, 651 Dufferin St, Toronto, ON  @ Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com Filmmakers: Tellervo Kalleinen, Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Netherlands, Finland, 2011, 65 min, Digibeta, Dutch with English subtitles, Rated 14A People In White offers up a different point of view than most mental…

RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 4 – 12, 2011

 

MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION are fundamental parts of our human experience and they have always been difficult to present and discuss in the public arena. Fear and stigma routinely make accurate representations and presentations next to impossible. The vehicle through which mental illness and addiction are most often presented publicly…

HELEN: A Powerful Film About Depression Staring Ashley Judd

 

I stumbled across this film one night searching the Movie Network and found it strange I’d never heard of it.  A film with Ashley Judd about a woman who suffers from suicidal depression?  I’m in. Not far into the film I saw that this was no fluff piece tv movie,…

Next to Normal in Toronto

 

Ever since I saw the performance of Next to Normal on the Tony Awards in 2009, I’ve been wanting to see this play and finally it has come to Toronto. Next to Normal (styled as next to normal) is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and…

Catherine Zeta-Jones speaks out about bipolar disorder

 

Catherine Zeta-Jones: ‘There Is No Need to Suffer Silently’ – videos discussing bipolar disorder

9th Annual Female Eye Film Festival – Mental Health, Abuse films

 

 www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) launches its 9th annual showcase and celebration of films directed by women with a bang! This March 16 to 20, 2011, join us as we take a look through the lens at sex, violence and politics through the Female Eye! Female Eye Film…