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Unbroken Glass

Posted by nte on March 27, 2017 in Films
Photo: Kartemquin Films
Photo: Kartemquin Films

Free public screening with expert-led panel discussion afterwards.
Monday, March 27, 2017 (7:00PM)
QEII Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, Ground Floor, 1796 Summer St. entrance

Moderator:Tim Krahn(Research Associate, Novel Tech Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, ϳԹ, Halifax NS).

Facilitators

  • (Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, ϳԹ &IWK Youth Psychosis Team.Head, Division of Outpatient Services,IWK Mental Health & Addictions Program, Halifax NS).
  • (Philosopher. Chair, Associate Professor, Department of General Education, Mount Royal University, Calgary AB).
  • (Mental Health Knowledge Translation Specialist. Healing Tree Communications, Halifax NS).

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Synopsis

Twenty years after the death of his parents, filmmaker Dinesh Sabu begins a journey to finally piece together their story.Uncovering a silenced family history of mental illness, Dinesh confronts the legacy of having a mother who lived with schizophrenia and died by suicide, the reality of growing up an orphaned immigrant, and the trauma of these events. Can he reconcile these truths all while living in the specter of mental illness?

Topics for discussion

  • Schizophrenia
  • Family resilience and coping
  • Immigration and living as a cultural minority in America
  • Early parental death
  • Suicide
  • Intimate partner violence
  • Reviews

    • Allen, N. (17 Feb 2017). . RogerEbert.com.
    • Calvario, L. (28 Sept 2016). . Indie Wire.
    • Anonymous. (25 Nov 2011-14 Jan 2012). . Kickstarter.