Crazywise

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.

Details

Cast

Phil Borges

Narrator (voice)

Adam Gentry

Self – Seattle, Washington

Rob Gentry

Self – Adam's Father

Jodi Gentry

Self – Adam's Mother

Ron Zuelzke

Self – Adam's High School Friend

Erica Miller

Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend

Ekhaya Esima

Self

Robert Whitaker

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

Allen J. Frances

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

Dwayne Stone

Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic

Thupten Ngodrup

Self

Sandra Ingerman

Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner

Roger Walsh

Self - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine

Gabor Maté

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

Will Hall

Self – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer

Peter Gøtzsche

Self – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen

Daniel J. Siegel

Self – Neuropsychiatrist

Mia Davis

Self – Ekhaya's Friend

Tren Childs

Self – Ekhaya's Friend

Sara Pelfrey

Self – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House