Crazywise (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.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

P

Phil Borges

Narrator (voice)

A

Adam Gentry

Self – Seattle, Washington

R

Rob Gentry

Self – Adam's Father

J

Jodi Gentry

Self – Adam's Mother

R

Ron Zuelzke

Self – Adam's High School Friend

E

Erica Miller

Self – Adam's High School Girlfriend

E

Ekhaya Esima

Self

R

Robert Whitaker

Self – Journalist, Author, 'Anatomy of An Epidemic'

A

Allen J. Frances

Self – Author; Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Psychiatry, Duke University

D

Dwayne Stone

Self – Mental Health Counselor, Psychiatric Community Clinic

T

Thupten Ngodrup

Self

S

Sandra Ingerman

Self – Therapist, Author, Shamanic Practitioner

R

Roger Walsh

Self - Professor Psychiatry & Anthropology, UC Irvine

Gabor Maté

Self – Author; Professor, Simon Fraser Univ., BC, Canada

W

Will Hall

Self – Therapist & Teacher; Author, Lecturer

P

Peter Gøtzsche

Self – Medical Researcher; Professor, University of Copenhagen

D

Daniel J. Siegel

Self – Neuropsychiatrist

M

Mia Davis

Self – Ekhaya's Friend

T

Tren Childs

Self – Ekhaya's Friend

S

Sara Pelfrey

Self – Founder, SoulFood Coffee House

M

Makia Oaks

Self – Co-Owner, SoulFood Coffee House

R

Robert Thurman

Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author

J

Joan Halifax

Self – Buddhist Teacher, Zen Priest, Author, Anthropologist

J

John Read

Self – Author; Professor, Swinburne Univ. of Technology, NZ

A

Alberto Villoldo

Self – Psychologist, Author, Medical Anthropologist

J

James Baraz

Self – Co-Founder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center

A

Angeles Arrien

Self – Cultural Anthropologist, Educator, Author

C

Carroll Dunham

Self – Medical Anthropologist, Author, Filmmaker

K

Krista MacKinnon

Self – Founder & Director, Families Healing Together

Stanislav Grof

Self – Psychiatrist, Author; Professor of Psychology, CIIS

L

Laura Delano Duncan

Self – Ex-Patient & Activist; Community Organizer

Y

Yeye Gogo Nana

Self – South African Sangoma

E

Ethan Montgomery

Self – Ekhaya's Son

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