7th Annual NYC Mental Health Film Festival

Saturday, May 14, 2011

11:30 AM to 5:30 PM

11:30 AM "Family Matters:  Surviving the Bipolar Journey"  

12:30 PM "No Kidding, Me Too"

Lunch and talk 2:00 to 4:00 PM 

4:00 PM: "So You're Going  Crazy"

"Family Matters:  Surviving the Bipolar Journey" shows that inside every family struggling to cope with mental illness is an opportunity to make the home a place of acceptance"

"No Kidding Me Too"  Joe Pantoliano, of the Sopranos, directs a documentary that fights against stigma of mental illness.

In this documentary Pantoliano speaks about his own struggles with mental health issues.

"So You're Going Crazy" is a personal documentary combining interviews, and animation, and narration to convey the experience of a mental health condition.

Directed by Hilary Dean, a mental health recipient and film student. 

For more information

call Carla at 212-780-1400 x7726

What We Do

NYAPRS is a statewide coalition of people who use, provide, and/or support recovery-oriented mental health services.  We act to promote the concept and practice of mental health recovery, and the rights of people with psychiatric disabilities. As members of the New York CIty region we come together to advocate for a systemwide reorientation towards recovery and rehabilitation. We reach out to all communities to support us in our recovery focused movement.

COMMUNITY  ACCESS has been a pioneer in providing innovative housing, on-site support services, and employment opportunities for adults with psychiatric disabilities for 36 years. We also remain focused on empowering the mental health community through advocacy and community involvement. 

For more info call Carla at 212-780-1400 x7726 or email me thru contact section of this website.