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The Green Your Mind Film Series Presents a free film, the Eugene premiere: "The Doctor Who Hears Voices." Sponsored by: VALID, MindFreedom, Helios Network, Opal Network.
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Aug 25, 2009 from 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM |
| Where | Eugene Public Library Bascom-Tykeson Room, Eugene, Oregon |
| Contact Name | David Oaks |
| Contact Phone | 541-345-9106 |
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All are welcome! |
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FREE FILM PREMIERE!
Green Mind Film Series Presents:
"THE DOCTOR WHO HEARS VOICES"
When: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 6:30 PM
Where: Eugene Public Library, Bascom-Tykeson Room
Free popcorn, beverages and snacks. Air-conditioned.
Following the film, join in a moderated discussion with a panel including psychiatric survivors and mental health professionals.
ABOUT THE FILM:
The Doctor Who Hears Voices tells the true story of Ruth, a new doctor in England, who has begun to hear a male voice telling her to kill herself.
Ruth is suspended from her job when she admits being depressed and suicidal. But she says nothing about the voice, to avoid being fired and forced to take medications she doesn't want. Instead, she goes to maverick psychologist Rufus May, who believes recovery without medication is possible -- because he earlier made such a recovery himself! The film follows her unorthodox journey as she strives to combat the "voice" and regain her job.
Along the way, the film artfully explores issues such as the role of freedom of choice versus coercion in the treatment of risky mental states, and the possible relationship between "hearing voices" and unresolved past trauma. View the trailer at
http://tinyurl.com/doctor-who-hears-voices
Producer/director is Leo Regan.
For info about The Green Your Mind Film Series contact MindFreedom International, a nonprofit coalition united to win human rights and alternatives in mental health care. Phone: (541) 345-9106 E-mail: office@mindfreedom.org Web: www.mindfreedom.org/lane
This is the third and final film in the Green Mind Summer Film Series sponsored by:
MindFreedom, Opal Network, Helios Resource Network and VALID* (*Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Individuals with Disabilities)
THIS IS THE THIRD FILM AND LAST IN THE THREE-PART GREEN MIND SERIES, DON'T MISS IT !
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