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2021 Mental Filmness Awards: Orchestrating Change, a runaway leader in audience votes, is a perfect fit for the Stigma Breaker Award given that the very mission statement of the Me/2 Orchestra is to break the stigma surrounding mental illness. This powerful documentary paints an intimate portrait of Ronald Braunstein, a world-renowned conductor who lost his …
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NAMI Ask the Expert: The Me2/Orchestra: Using Music as Part of the Recovery Journey Oct. 21, 2021, 4–5:30 p.m. ET NAMI Ask the Expert welcomes the Me2/Orchestra, an orchestra of people with and without mental illness working side-by-side in a supportive atmosphere. Their mission is to erase mental health stigma one concert at a …
Stockbridge, MA–July 27, 2021–The Austen Riggs Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media: Executive Producers/Directors Margie Friedman and Barbara Multer-Wellin for their documentary Orchestrating Change, a film about Me2/Orchestra the world’s only orchestra created by and for people living with mental illness and those who …
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July 27, 2021 Stockbridge, MA–July 27, 2021–The Austen Riggs Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media: Executive Producers/Directors Margie Friedman and Barbara Multer-Wellin for their documentary Orchestrating Change, a film about Me2/Orchestra the world’s only orchestra created by and for people living with mental illness …
A number of public television stations across the country, including the major markets of New York, Dallas and Los Angeles, are planning broadcasts of “Orchestrating Change” in May to celebrate Mental Health Month 2021. Please check the Broadcast schedule on this website for dates and times. Screening “Orchestrating Change,” the story of the world’s only …
World Bipolar Day is celebrated to bring awareness to mental health disorders and eliminate social stigma. Why March 30th? It’s the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh and many mental health experts believe he lived with bipolar disorder. That’s also the mission of Me2/Orchestra and “Orchestrating Change,” the acclaimed documentary about their transformative work.
Bullfrog is pleased to announce that the documentary Orchestrating Change is now available with public performance rights for educational use and community screenings.Directed by Margie Friedman and Barbara Multer-Wellin, the film tells the inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those who …
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Please join UCLA’s Friends of the Semel institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for an Open Mind/#WOW screening and discussion of the new documentary film, Me2/Orchestra. This powerful film tells the story of the Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those who support them. The Me2/Orchestra creates …
Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year. We’re proud to share a highlight reel edited together by UMass MIND program following a recent panel discussion after a private screening of “Orchestrating Change” Watch it here: https://youtu.be/jqVmsOxSDZc. The film is available on public television and for private virtual screenings and discussions.
Read the wonderful article by Jane Brody, Personal Health columnist for the New York Times about Me2/Orchestra and our documentary “Orchestrating Change.” PERSONAL HEALTH A New Film Looks at an Orchestra for People With Mental Illness Music “gets the cognitive part out of the way and gets the intuitive part engaged, the part of the …
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