SAVING MINDS

SOIGNER L'ESPRIT

By Catherine MULLINS

FILMOPTION INTERNATIONAL - as SALES All rights, World / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World, CANADA

Documentary - Completed 2020

Two people attempt to reclaim their lives after years of struggling with mental illness, while a group of leading professionals in the field rethinks the current drug-based model of psychiatric care.

Festivals
& Awards

Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto 2020
Official Selection
Near Nazareth Festival 2020
Official Selection
Montreal Independent Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
WRPN Women's International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
Tokyo international short film festival 2021
Official Selection
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2021
Official Selection
Roma Short Film Festival 2021
Best Feature Documentary Award
Fullshot Film Festival 2021
Best Feature Documentary Award
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Catherine MULLINS
    • Writer(s)
    • Catherine MULLINS
    • Producer(s)
    • Catherine MULLINS (Green Lions Productions)
    • Synopsis
    • Myriam Anouk and Alo have spent years seeking effective treatment within a mental health system that has medicated them but failed to address the roots of their suffering. Saving Minds captures their intimate stories as they navigate their way to recovery. With added insights from experts in the field, and the candid testimony of author Joanne Greenberg (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), the film gives viewers a ringside seat as a new approach to mental health care begins to take shape; one that moves beyond the biological-medical model towards a more therapeutic and empathetic approach that puts the patient first and uses medication cautiously.