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