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.
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