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Healing Voices Anchorage Premier
Bear Tooth Theatre May 2nd at 8:00 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 5, 2016,  Anchorage, Alaska.

The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights) is pleased to announce the Anchorage Premier of Healing Voices, May 2nd, 2016, 8:00 pm at the Bear Tooth Theatre, 1230 W 27th Avenue.  http://beartooththeatre.net/movies/healing-voices/  The screening will be followed by audience discussion around dialogue topics relating to the content of the film. 

Written and Directed by PJ Moynihan of Digital Eyes Film, "Healing Voices" explores the experience commonly labeled as psychosis through the stories of real-life individuals, and asks the question: What are we talking about when we talk about mental illness? The film follows three subjects, Oryx, Jen and Dan, over nearly five years, and features interviews with notable international experts including: Robert Whitaker, Dr. Bruce Levine, Celia Brown, Will Hall, Dr. Marius Romme, and others, on the history of psychiatry and the rise of the 'medical model' of mental illness. "What we refer to as 'mental illness' in our culture is widely discussed and debated, but not very well understood," said Moynihan. "These screenings are an opportunity for a range of demographic groups to come together and engage in a dialogue about this very complex social issue."

The documentary is ideal for individuals with lived experience in the mental health system, educators, peer advocates, advocates, researchers, psychiatrists, psychologists, healthcare workers, first responders, family members, or anyone who has been touched by mental health issues in their life.

– The producers of "Healing Voices" – a new social action documentary about mental health – are rolling out an innovative plan to release the film via community screening partners in a coordinated one-night global event. The movie will screen in more than 120 locations across the US, Canada, UK, New Zealand, and Australia on April 29th or within a few days of it, such as in Anchorage on May 2nd.

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