Crazywise
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.
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
Storyline
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.
Recommended
Stutz
2022
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Baraka
1992
Night Will Fall
2014
Fuck
2006
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
Tabloid
2011
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
The Class of ‘92
2013
Maternal Instinct
2026
Girl Rising
2013
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022
More Like This
Filhos de Macuinaíma
The Killer at Thurston High
2000
The Annanacks
1964
3500 km de sentiers partagés
2024
A Certain Liberation
2003
Heat
2018
The Delightful One
2023
When the Mountains Tremble
1983
Burnt Country
2024
Delta Dawn
2024
The Case of Bruno Lüdke
2021
Haida Gwaii: Restoring the Balance
2015