Crazywise
Documentary
Release Date
June 6, 2017
Duration
82 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Narrator (voice)
Phil Borges
Self – Seattle, Washington
Adam Gentry
Self – Adam's Father
Rob Gentry
Self – Adam's Mother
Jodi Gentry
Self – Adam's High School Friend
Ron Zuelzke
Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend
Erica Miller
Self
Ekhaya Esima
Self – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'
Robert Whitaker
Self – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University
Allen J. Frances
Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic
Dwayne Stone
Self
Thupten Ngodrup
Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner
Sandra Ingerman
Self - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine
Roger Walsh
Self – Author; Professor, Simon Fraser Univ., BC, Canada
Gabor Maté
Self – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer
Will Hall
Self – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen
Peter Gøtzsche
Self – Neuropsychiatrist
Daniel J. Siegel
Self – Ekhaya's Friend
Mia Davis
Self – Ekhaya's Friend
Tren Childs
Self – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House
Sara Pelfrey
Self – Co-Owner, SoulFood Coffee House
Makia Oaks
Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
Robert Thurman
Self – Buddhist Teacher, Zen Priest, Author, Anthropologist
Joan Halifax
Self – Author; Professor, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, NZ
John Read
Self – Psychologist, Author, Medical Anthropologist
Alberto Villoldo
Self – Co-Founder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
James Baraz
Self – Cultural Anthropologist, Educator, Author
Angeles Arrien
Self – Medical Anthropologist, Author, Filmmaker
Carroll Dunham
Self – Founder & Director, Families Healing Together
Krista MacKinnon
Self – Psychiatrist, Author; Professor of Psychology, CIIS
Stanislav Grof
Self – Ex-Patient & Activist; Community Organizer
Laura Delano Duncan
Self – South African Sangoma
Yeye Gogo Nana
Self – Ekhaya's Son
Ethan Montgomery
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