Out of the Shadow – documentary about schizophrenia

The most widely used educational film in: Schools of Nursing | Social Work | Public Health Mental Health Centers – Training | Orientation

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The very personal documentary chronicles the filmmaker’s mother, Millie who suffered from schizophrenia as she and the family endured the chaos of the mental health system as well as that of Millie's mind.

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Hold a Screening of Out of the Shadow in your community and help raise awareness about mental illness & flaws in our public health system.

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SUSAN SMILEY´S SPEAKING

Susan is available for presentations along with screenings of the film. Click on photo to learn more about her keynotes, workshops and talks.

Praise for Out of the Shadow

“The most valuable training film I’ve ever used.”

Cindy Liu

PhD Harvard Medical School

“Shadow has grace and honesty. Millie Smiley is an object lesson in resilience and gratitude”

New York Times

“The best film about schizophrenia I have ever seen.”

Dept of Psychiatry

Yale University

“A much-needed reminder that there are real people behind the statistics.”

Colorado Springs Independent

“I learned more by watching this film than all my psychiatry lectures. Thank you!”

Teresa M

Medical student

“My father had the same illness. It was very healing for me to see someone else understood.”

Claire R,

Riverside, CA

“A rare glimpse…and an extremely effective tool for educating about serious mental illness.”

Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy

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