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- 2. #Movies4MentalHealth About Your Facilitator Alex Reynolds, they/them • Columbia College alum • Workshop Manager at Art With Impact • Worked in non-profit theatre for 10 years • Environmentalist, puppet and cosplay fabricator • Lives with a partner, two dogs, a fish and a snail • Animation and video game enthusiast
- 3. #Movies4MentalHealth BROUGHT TO YOU BY ○ Campus workshops ○ Monthly short film competition ○ Short film production grants ○ Global community
- 4. #Movies4MentalHealth HERE’S THE PLAN ● Setting the scene together ● Watch and discuss films, connect our minds and bodies ● Panel of students and resources ● Evaluation (and a chance to enter to win $25!) ● Mingle / Q&A #Movies4MentalHealth
- 5. #Movies4MentalHealth Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience This is a public, shared space Some photos will be taken during the panel - please let us know if you are not comfortable with that Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help HEADS UP #Movies4MentalHealth
- 6. #Movies4MentalHealth IN JUST A FEW WORDS... What has self-care been looking like for you these days? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Shopping ● Movies ● Finding quiet places in the city ● Matcha Tea break ● Spring Training ●
- 9. #Movies4MentalHealth Some movies and TV shows that show mental illness… #Movies4MentalHealth ●Blood Brother Words on Bathroom Walls Euphoria 13 Reasons Why One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Perks of Being of a Wallflower
- 10. #Movies4MentalHealth #Movies4MentalHealth Characters with mental illness are portrayed as… ● Egocentric Villainized Impulsive Young Problem in the plot Violence
- 11. #Movies4MentalHealth MH ACROSS CULTURES Across different cultures and languages, people talk about and explore mental health in multiple ways. In just a few words, please share: How have you experienced the concept of "mental health" within your own cultural communities? ● Lack of faith is the reason for depression in Black Christian household ● Mental health = lack of effort, “bad mindset,” just need to “get over it” ● Generational gap, believing they didn’t need help, left to younger generation to take care of ourselves ● Explained in extremes; lesser known symptoms not taught
- 12. #Movies4MentalHealth WHAT IS STIGMA? A judgment or stereotype that is: ○ Always negative ○ Always untrue ○ Can be internalized
- 13. Crooked Beauty By Ken Paul Rosenthal AWI Winner, June 2012 CONTENT HEADS UP Discussion of stigma, medication management
- 14. #Movies4MentalHealth IN PAIRS... WHAT DID YOU THINK? HOW DID YOU FEEL? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 15. #Movies4MentalHealth SHARE WITH US: What did you think? How did you feel? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Generalized view of mental health ● Lots has changed regarding stigma in last 10 years since the film; but taking meds to survive office job has not ● Mental illness doesn’t have to be fought on your own ● Nature / urban images balance
- 16. #Movies4MentalHealth How does stigma feel? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Hopeless ● Boxed in ● Isolating ● Criminalized ● Unprofessional ●
- 17. #Movies4MentalHealth What makes it difficult to reach out for help? #Movies4MentalHealth ● When representation isn’t there, hard to find community ● Trying to appease parents ● Feeling guilty, feels wrong for feeling that way ● Misconceptions about mental health makes you feel alone ● Should be able to manage on your own ● Feeling like a burden on others ● Help that you receive might not be enough
- 19. #Movies4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION HOW WAS THIS BREATHING EXERCISE FOR YOU? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 20. Visualizing Lies By Justin Jeffers and Devonnie Black AWI Winner, April 2019 CONTENT HEADS UP depiction of depression and anxiety
- 21. #Movies4MentalHealth IN PAIRS... WHAT DID YOU THINK? HOW DID YOU FEEL? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 22. #Movies4MentalHealth SHARE WITH US: What did you think? How did you feel? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Progression of frustration and tone of voice reflects the difficulty of anxiety ● “False face,” “saying you’re fine” in spite of challenges; making yourself fine for others ● Brought up extremes in society, not seeing neutrality in the middle; “true self” is when in crisis ● As creatives, have constant work-drive; rest feels selfish ● Important not to belittle emotions
- 23. #Movies4MentalHealth What are some practices that support your wellness? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Writing ● Meeting with therapist ● Being social ● Using your PTO ● Rest as a “radical act” - rest as care ● Being active ● Setting authentic boundaries
- 25. #Movies4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION HOW WAS THIS BODY SCAN FOR YOU? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 26. Staging Face By Asterix Media Voices With Impact 2020 Content heads up: discussion of depression, anxiety, transphobia, misgendering
- 27. #Movies4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION WHERE DID YOU EXPERIENCE THIS IN YOUR BODY? #Movies4MentalHealth
- 28. #Movies4MentalHealth What are your impressions? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Hard to identify with different experiences ● The idea of choice in physical representation inspiring to see ● Great example of validating support system ● Helps seeing different experience; helps to feel compassion and understand ● “Family” as default language, power of community – deep celebration and validation/affirmation from folks who “get it” ● Always navigating safety in the “real world” ● Fear of being perceived; waking up conscious of core of identities ● Navigating gender identities was a little too connected with drag and performance; one is not required for the other
- 29. #Movies4MentalHealth How can we support ourselves and others? #Movies4MentalHealth ● Not pathologizing identity; recognizing joy and trauma coexist ● Lead with compassion and open-mindedness ● Don’t invalidate emotions ● Make room for the spectrum of human emotion ● Intentionally celebrate expression of needs ● Creating space within communities / leaving space for conversation
- 30. #Movies4MentalHealth PANEL Round of applause for our panel! #Movies4MentalHealth
- 31. #Movies4MentalHealth Art With Impact: Continued Connections Exclusive community events and spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Scan the QR code to learn more! bit.ly/awi-cc
- 32. #Movies4MentalHealth MEET THE PANEL Ryhen Miller (she/her) Student Facilitator for Student Leadership, Student Life, Columbia College Chicago Paige Johnson (she/they) Undergrad Student, Creative Writing, Columbia College Chicago Emily Battle (she/her) Director of Counseling Services, Columbia College Chicago Charee Mosby-Holloway (she/her) Director, Student Diversity and Inclusion, Columbia College Chicago Thomas “Lee” Cravens II (he/him) Director of Student Relations, Student Relations, Columbia College Chicago
- 33. #Movies4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! @artwithimpact info@artwithimpact.org #Movies4MentalHealth You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift! If you are receiving credit for attending this workshop, at the end of the evaluation, you’ll be prompted to add your information to a sign-in sheet. Evaluation responses will remain separate and anonymous.
- 34. #Movies4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! bit.ly/colum-eval
- 35. #Movies4MentalHealth Mingle / Panel Q&A Ask a question or share a thought! #Movies4MentalHealth
- 36. #Movies4MentalHealth Stay in touch: @artwithimpact info@artwithimpact.org #Movies4MentalHealth Don’t forget to sign in if you haven’t! And sign up for Continued Connections!