Cutting for
Stone
18 year old Philip Renold finds himself locked in a Mental
Hospital. He doesn't understand why his family has abandoned him,
why his friends have turned against him. He struggles to
find his way through the horror that has become his life and it all
seems hopeless until he meets a young woman also suffering from
schizophrenia. An engrossing psychological thriller and an
accurate and honest depiction of serious mental illness.
critics say: "riveting" and "a far truer and rawer depiction of schizophrenia than you have seen before."
Written and Directed by David
Laing Dawson
96 minutes, wide screen, selected by the film festivals of
Montreal, Philadelphia, The Great Lakes, Calgary, available on
DVD
Starring Dominic
Zamprogna
With Colin
Fox, Kathleen Munroe, Timm Zemenek, Paulette Sinclair, Michael
Longstaff, & Marcel Aymar
 My Name is Walter James Cross
- Available on DVD from Gallery
on the Bay
One hour drama. Walter James Cross tried to kill himself and failed, so he
decided to tell his story instead. Finding an abandoned theater, he
stands on the stage alone and recounts his descent into mental
illness, into schizophrenia, and his day to day struggle to retain his dignity, to enjoy life, to be part of this world. Created by a psychiatrist who has
worked for many years with schizophrenic patients, this compelling
dramatic monologue presents an accurate depiction of a devastating,
costly, much maligned, and misunderstood illness. This program has
been screened at film festivals and professional conferences,
including the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, and
was well received by doctors and nurses as well as patients and
their families.
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