Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Plot

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact and stigma of mental illness. Three of the five stories are connected.

Segment Lucy

Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Deirdre O'Connor.

Lucy follows the film's title character, a law student who finds herself amidst the horror of schizophrenia, landing her in an institution where, through the support of a new friend, meds and her psychotherapist, she begins her path to not only healing, but also a promising future.

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Segment Grace

Directed by Laura Dern and written by Jan Oxenberg.

Grace explores bipolar disorder through the experience of a teenage daughter whose mother grapples with the condition.

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Segment Allison

Directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Howard J. Morris.

Allison weaves together comedy and family drama in a story about healing when an eldest daughter Lucy, the subject of the first segment, returns home from inpatient treatment and spoils her sister Allison's unveiling of her new boyfriend to their parents.

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Segment Eddie

Directed by Bonnie Hunt and written by Stephen Godchaux.

Eddie delves into the world of depression as seen through the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.

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Segment Maggie

Directed by Ashley Judd and written by Erin Cressida Wilson.

Maggie, a female veteran returns home from war to her son and father, only to have her life shattered by the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder.

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