2010 REEL MIND Theatre and Film Series about Mental Illness, Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia
June
15
Tuesday
2010
2010 REEL MIND Theatre and Film Series about Mental Illness, Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia
| Event Date: | Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
| Event Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Event Location: | Cinema Theatre, 957 South Clinton Ave |
| Contact Telephone: | 585-325-3145 |
Please note this is an archived calendar event.
Richard Ruston has been afflicted with paranoid schizophrenia as long as his daughter Delaney Ruston has known him. Out of shame, frustration and fear, for many years she hid from him, keeping her phone number and address unlisted. But now, as a young mother (and a practicing psychiatrist), Delaney finds herself pulled to reconnect with her father, and so begins this genuine, oft-times painful but ultimately moving look at the power of familial love in the face of enormous challenges.
As the story unfolds, Delaney attempts to better understand her father by meeting with the people involved in his life, past and present, and by referring to her father's autobiographically based novel that he wrote during the onset of his schizophrenia. But this journey is not without strain as Delaney faces the conflicts around caring for her father that have existed since her youth, including the constant tension of her dad wanting to go off treatment. When he finally does, Delaney finds herself on a race against time that is a matter of life and death.
Sharing touching and at times heartbreaking detail about the personal toll of mental illness, the film is a soul-searching examination into the nature of responsibility--of parents and children, of physicians and patients, of society and citizens towards those afflicted with severe mental illness.
Series tickets are on sale now, including one ticket for either the May 18th or May 19th performance at the Blackfriars Theatre as well as one ticket for each of the films at the Cinema Theatre on June 1st, 15th & 29th. The cost for the Series is $35.00.
Individual tickets are also on sale now. Prices are:
Living With It - May 18th or May 19th - $15.00 each
Diagnosis BiPolar - June 1st - $8.00 each
Unlisted, A story of Schizophrenia - June 15th - $8.00 each
People Say I'm Crazy - June 29th - $8.00 each
Submitted by: RH Administrator, Rochester Health
Category: Health Education, Seminars & Training
Calendar Id: 0000000852
