Crazywise (2016)
4.3 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? During a quarter-century documenting indigenous cultures, human-rights photographer and filmmaker Phil Borges often saw these cultures identify "psychotic" symptoms as an indicator of shamanic potential. He was intrigued by how differently psychosis is defined and treated in the West. Through interviews with renowned mental health professionals including Gabor Mate, MD, Robert Whitaker, and Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, Phil explores the growing severity of the mental health crisis in America dominated by biomedical psychiatry. He discovers a growing movement of professionals and psychiatric survivors who demand alternative treatments that focus on recovery, nurturing social connections, and finding meaning. 'Crazywise' follows two young Americans diagnosed with "mental illness". Adam, 27, suffers devastating side effects from medications before embracing meditation in hopes of... - Actors:
- Angeles Arrien, Phil Borges, Laura Delano, Carroll Dunham, Ekhaya Esima, Allen Frances, Adam Gentry, Peter Gotszche, Stanislav Grof, Joan Halifax, Will Hall, Sandra Ingerman, Denise Maratos, Gábor Máté, Krista McKinnon, John Read, Daniel J. Siegel, Dwayne Stone, Robert Thurman, E. Fuller Torrey
- Writers:
- Phil Borges
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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