Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia
Oct 28, 2009
(Delaney Ruston, 2009, DV)
Why do we see so many severely mentally ill people on the street off treatment? Delaney has seen her paranoid schizophrenic father in this state and for 10 years hid from him. Unlisted depicts Delaney's journey, now as a doctor, to bring her father back into her life. Can she have a relationship with him that is not solely based on being his care provider, which was her role as a child. After 2 years of reconnecting, things suddenly change when Richard stops his medicine and disappears....and what starts as an emotional tale of reconciliation turns into a frantic race for survival.
The 1 hour film will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker
Proceeds from the screening will benefit Seattle’s Hunger Intervention Program which helps feed homeless citizens with mental illness.
www.unlistedfilm.com
Since 1997, Ruston has been making award winning documentaries dealing with controversial medical themes. Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia is Ruston’s first feature documentary and is a major component of her growing campaign to address stigma around people living with debilitating mental illnesses. Currently in production is the feature documentary, Where in the World is Mental Health? This film follows the lives of people living with mental illness across the globe. Ruston is a practicing internist at the Pike Market Medical Clinic in Seattle where over half her patients have severe mental illness.
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