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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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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −14 min on the typical 96
typical 9682Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 110 more
Released
2017
June 6, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
24 of 33
- PBPhil BorgesNarrator (voice)
- AGAdam GentrySelf – Seattle, Washington
- RGRob GentrySelf – Adam's Father
- JGJodi GentrySelf – Adam's Mother
- RZRon ZuelzkeSelf – Adam's High School Friend
- EMErica MillerSelf – Adam's High School Girlfriend
- EEEkhaya EsimaSelf
- RWRobert WhitakerSelf – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'
- AJAllen J. FrancesSelf – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University
- DSDwayne StoneSelf – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic
- TNThupten NgodrupSelf
- SISandra IngermanSelf – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner
- RWRoger WalshSelf - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine
Gabor MatéSelf – Author; Professor, Simon Fraser Univ., BC, Canada- WHWill HallSelf – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer
- PGPeter GøtzscheSelf – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen
- DJDaniel J. SiegelSelf – Neuropsychiatrist
- MDMia DavisSelf – Ekhaya's Friend
- TCTren ChildsSelf – Ekhaya's Friend
- SPSara PelfreySelf – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House
- MOMakia OaksSelf – Co-Owner, SoulFood Coffee House
- RTRobert ThurmanSelf – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
- JHJoan HalifaxSelf – Buddhist Teacher, Zen Priest, Author, Anthropologist
- JRJohn ReadSelf – Author; Professor, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, NZ
Directing · 2
- Phil Borges Director, Executive Producer
- Kevin Tomlinson Director, Executive Producer
Writing · 2
- Judy Kaplan Creative Producer, Researcher, Executive Producer
- Eric Frith Story Editor
Production · 3
- Julee Geier Executive Producer, Co-Producer
- Debra Thompson-Harvey Co-Producer, Researcher, Additional Camera, Creative Director, Additional Writing
- Sandy Jeglum Co-Producer, Researcher, Additional Camera, Assistant Editor
Camera · 1
- Rajesh Krishnan Additional Camera
Editing · 3
- Darren Lund Editor
- Jason Reid Editor
- John Davidson Colorist
Sound · 2
- John Buroker Sound Designer
- John Staczek Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Joe Smith Graphic Designer
Other crew · 3
- Mark Titus Additional Writing
- Jodi Gentry In Memory Of
- Rudy Yuly Additional Writing
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