Beer is Cheaper than Therapy, Simone de Vries, The Netherlands, 93 minutes, 2011, English, Documentary Feature, Toronto Premiere, Rated 14A Beer is Cheaper Than Therapy sheds light on the mental health crisis taking place in America as military soldiers return from war with post-traumatic
Read more →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
Read more →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!
Read more →Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival runs November 5th – 13th in Toronto, Ontario with over 20 programs of feature and short films on mental illness and addiction. Highlights of the festival include Le Dernier pour la Route (One for the Road), Rouge Ciel, Crooked Beauty, So You’re Going Crazy, My Suicide and the closing night gala The Man of a Thousand Songs featuring a live performance by Ron Hynes. In addition to films there are various Artist Talks discussing the connections between mental illness/addition and creativity which have free admission. Most films are $10 or 5 for $40 and can be purchased here. All programs at Workman Arts, 651 Dufferin St (except opening gala)
Read more →Depression? It’s just the new trendy illness! An article from U.K. Daily Mail’s columnist Janet Street Porter has left me in complete shock at its uneducated and ignorant opinions on depression This type of irresponsible journalism could potentially set the mental health anti-stigma movement back a few decades and lead sufferers to feel worse than they already do.
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