Crazywise

Duration: 82 min

Release date: 2017-06-06

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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.

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Crazywise

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as Narrator (voice)

as Self – Seattle, Washington

as Self – Adam's Father

as Self – Adam's Mother

as Self – Adam's High School Friend

as Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend

Robert Whitaker

Robert Whitaker

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

Allen J. Frances

Allen J. Frances

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

as Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic

Thupten Ngodrup

Thupten Ngodrup

Sandra Ingerman

Sandra Ingerman

as Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner

as Self - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine

as Self – Author; Professor, Simon Fraser Univ., BC, Canada

as Self – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer

Peter Gøtzsche

as Self – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen

Daniel J. Siegel

Daniel J. Siegel

as Self – Neuropsychiatrist

as Self – Ekhaya's Friend

as Self – Ekhaya's Friend

as Self – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House

as Self – Co-Owner, SoulFood Coffee House

as Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author

as Self – Buddhist Teacher, Zen Priest, Author, Anthropologist

as Self – Author; Professor, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, NZ

Alberto Villoldo

Alberto Villoldo

as Self – Psychologist, Author, Medical Anthropologist

as Self – Co-Founder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center

as Self – Cultural Anthropologist, Educator, Author

as Self – Medical Anthropologist, Author, Filmmaker

Krista MacKinnon

Krista MacKinnon

as Self – Founder & Director, Families Healing Together

as Self – Psychiatrist, Author; Professor of Psychology, CIIS

Laura Delano Duncan

Laura Delano Duncan

as Self – Ex-Patient & Activist; Community Organizer

as Self – South African Sangoma

Ethan Montgomery

Ethan Montgomery

as Self – Ekhaya's Son

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Additional Writing

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Additional Writing

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Additional Camera

Creative Producer

Assistant Editor

Graphic Designer

Rajesh Krishnan

Rajesh Krishnan

Additional Camera

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Additional Writing

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Kevin Tomlinson

Kevin Tomlinson

Kevin Tomlinson

Kevin Tomlinson

Executive Producer

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Executive Producer

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Debra Thompson-Harvey

Creative Director

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

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