“Canvas” to hit theatres on October 12, 2007

From the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) website:

In his debut feature film, writer/director Joseph Greco explores mental illness through the eyes of a child (Devon Gearhart) as he learns to cope with his mother (Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden) and the fact that she has schizophrenia.

The subject matter is addressed with an uplifting and sometimes even humourous tone that illustrates how from tragedy springs hope, growth, and understanding.

BCSS has been in touch with the production company to find out the Canadian release dates for this movie.

Keep your eyes on www.bcss.org for further updates!

For more information on this film, please visit www.canvasthefilm.com.

Image courtesy of Schizophrenia Digest.

Best of 2006

NAMI's picks for the best books and movies of the year. For example:

Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia, by Pamela Spiro Wagner and Carolyn S. Spiro, M.D.; New York, St. Martin's Press, 2005, 318 pages, $24.95.