FHFF Tuesday Film: Crazywise

Posted March 17, 2018 at 5:46 am by

The Friday Harbor Film Festival presents the film “Crazywise”. This is a very special screening with both the director, Phil Borges and the producer Julee Geier attending for a thought provoking discussion along with local mental health expert Gary Waters. It happens on Tuesday, March 20th 7:00 pm at the Grange, 152 First Street; admission is by donation.

Click above to view the trailer or continue reading about the film below.

Crazy…or wise?  There is a growing movement of mental health professionals in this country who are concerned about how various psychoses are defined and treated in the West.

The traditional wisdom of indigenous cultures is often quite different from our modern views, identifying what we term “psychotic” symptoms as an indicator of shamanic potential rather than as evidence of a brain that is somehow broken. 

In this documentary, human rights photographer and filmmaker Borges explores the mental health crisis in America, and interviews a variety of renowned professionals in the field.  He discovers a growing group of individuals who are concerned about our biomedical psychiatric approach, and are instead demanding alternative treatments that focus on recovery, nurturing social connections and finding meaning.

Crazywise explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crises into positive transformative experiences.

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