Crazywise

Crazywise

82 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2017

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.

Crazywise

82 mins | Documentary | June 6, 2017

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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Crazywise
Directors Phil Borges, Kevin Tomlinson
Writers Judy Kaplan, Eric Frith

Cast

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 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 ingermann

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

as Self – Ex-Patient & Activist; Community Organizer

Yeye Gogo Nana

as Self – South African Sangoma

Ethan Montgomery

as Self – Ekhaya's Son