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.

Made in US
6/10
2017
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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 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
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