“Crazy” follows Eric, a diagnosed schizophrenic, faced with a critical choice — whether to comply with traditional mental-health treatment or follow his own path to wellness.
Eric’s doctors want to medicate him for his own protection, but after eight years of anti-psychotic medications, Eric wants to refuse the drugs he believes cause more harm than good.
With extraordinary access to Eric and his doctor, the one-hour documentary explores both sides of the story.
“Crazy” reveals an intimate portrait of the unpredictable and high-stakes trajectory of Eric’s journey — refusing meds, seeking legal approval to use an advanced directive, being locked on a psychiatric floor, and deteriorating during a family therapy session.
Through all of this, a solution eventually enables Eric to graduate from college and claim the recovery and a measure of the autonomy he so desperately craves.
The documentary looks at involuntary treatment and explores the bigger issues and questions raised by this very personal experience.
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Credits:
Witness Documentary Films. Producer/Director/Editor: Lise Zumwalt. Co-producer/Editor: Tony Breuer.
