Movies for Mental Health

Chabot College

November 10, 2016

@artwithimpact

#Movies4MentalHealth

Here’s the Plan

I. Quick introduction

II. Set the stage together

III. Watch short films & discuss them

IV. Make it personal with our panel

Brought to you by

• Monthly short film competition

• Campus workshops

• Global community (blog, IG, Twitter, FB)

• Mental Health Services Act (2004)

• 1% tax on people earning >$1m/year

• 25% to prevention and early intervention

Heads Up

• Mental health is personal - YOU are theexpert of your own experience.

• This is a public space - not therapy.

• We’re here for connection, questions and

creating change!

• Films might trigger big emotions - that’s OK!

• Please ask for help if you need support.

Some movies that show mental illness:

-Train Spotting -Silver Linings Playbook-Radio - One Flew Over the Cookoos Nest-Forest Gump-What’s Eating Gilbert Grape-Girl Interrupted-Joy Luck Club-Beautiful Mind -Flowers for Algernon

Characters with mental illness are portrayed as:

Out of controlCrazyDepressedBipolarUnstableWithdrawnAlcoholic

What is mental illness?

Emotionally damagedBeing sick in the headUniqueUnaware (because you don’t understand)

Mental health vs. mental illness?

Overall health/challenged mentally on a day to day basis

How often you feel sad or happy

Gladys

By Jessica Jones and Diana Di Battista

AWI Winner, December 2013

What is stigma?

Don’t air you dirty laundryWorried about what they will think of her

Fearing judgementBeing shut down

How does stigma feel?

It bothers you

A Film About Love

By Dale John Allen

AWI Winner, November 2015

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

What did you think? What did you feel?

ThoughtsDraws you in (contrast)

FeelingsSadDepressedConfused

Black and Shiny Things

By Thomas Schade

AWI Winner, August 2012

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

• What have you learned?

What did you think… feel… learn?

ThoughtsWish that everyone that had MI had a family like his. And questions medication.

Feelings New InsightsThinking back to brother of friend with diagnosis and have more insight about that experience.

Three

By Karen Hua

AWI Winner, June 2016

In groups of three

• What did you think?

• What did you feel?

• What have you learned?

• What will you do?

What did you think… feel… learn?

Thoughts InsightsFeelings

What can I do?

Meet the Panel

• Shavonne Muth - Chabot College Student• Colleen McHugh - Chabot College Student• Julian Leus - Chabot College Student• Adriana Ambeguia - Chabot College Student• Katie Messina - Counselor/Instructor in the

Counseling Division, Chabot College• Michelle Blade - De Anza College Student,

Santa Clara County Mental Health• Gilbert Pizano - Program Coordinator, PEERS

AWI Ambassadors

• You’re invited! Continue the conversation, be a leader!

• Join the AWI Ambassadors FB group and connect with students across North America:www.facebook.com/groups/awiambassadors/

• Blog, be a juror for the film competition, run campaigns, and much more!

Thank you for coming!

• Contact us:

– info@artwithimpact.org

–Follow us!

–Submit a film!

http://www.artwithimpact.org/contest