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1 online resource (25 min.) |
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Psychology video online
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| Summary |
This inspiring film tells the story of a poetry, painting, and photography workshop and its profound impact on three people deemed by the criminal justice system 'not guilty by reason of insanity." Relegated to the John Howard Pavilion--the former maximum-security wing of Washington, DC's, historic St. Elizabeths Hospital--patients Ronnie, Pam, and Kevin are chosen by the social worker Ed Washington to participate in the new program: Lens, Pens, Brushes & Friends. Ed opens the film's narrative as he expresses his intent that the arts workshop begin to bridge the divide between this treatment population and the outside community. Framed by his recollections of the program's evolution, laced with interviews of Ronnie, Pam, and Kevin and the workshop's three volunteer-teachers (representing poetry, photography, and painting) and graced by footage of the students' artwork, the documentary gives every indication that Ed's hopes will be realized. With public exhibits, performances, and even sales of their art, and with substantial leaps in artistic skill and self-confidence, Ronnie, Pam, and Kevin grow beyond anything they could have imagined, and must now balance a newfound freedom with an uncertain future |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 6, 2011) |
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Closed captioning in English |
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This edition in English |
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Honorable Mention, 58th Columbus International Film & Video Festival ("Chris Awards"#x80;#x9D;), 2010 |
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Honorable Mention, Voice Awards (US Substance Abuse & Mental) |
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Mental Health America Media Award, 2010 |
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Art therapy.
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Art
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Mental health.
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Mental illness.
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Hospitals
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Art Therapy
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Art
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Mental Health
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Mental Disorders
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art therapy.
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mental health.
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mental disorders.
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hospitals (institutions, health facility)
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Art
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Art therapy
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Hospitals
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Mental health
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Mental illness
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Schull, Deborah J., producer
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