WCTE AND INDIE LENS POP-UP PRESENTS BEDLAM, AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA
Cookeville, TN — Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, Independent Lens, and WCTE/PBS will present Bedlam. Join psychiatrist and filmmaker Kenneth Paul Rosenberg M.D. as he takes viewers inside Los Angeles County’s overwhelmed and vastly under-resourced psych ER, a nearby jail warehousing thousands of psychiatric patients, and the homes — and homeless encampments — of people affected by serious mental illness, where silence and shame often worsen the suffering.
Please plan to join us for a free screening on Tuesday, February, 25 at the Backdoor Playhouse at Tennessee Tech 805 Quadrangle Dr. Doors open at 5:30 and the film will begin at 6:00pm. Immediately following the film, we will open the floor for a few moments of Q&A. Our panelists for the evening are: Dr. Mark Loftis, licensed therapist and Major Jim Eldridge with the Putnam Co. Sherriff’s Dept.
In an effort to get to the bottom of the current mental health crisis in the U.S., psychiatrist and documentarian Rosenberg chronicles personal, poignant stories of those suffering from mental illness, including his own family, to bring to light this epidemic and possible solutions. Today, one in five adults – over 40 million Americans – live with a mental illness. For the 20,000 of those suffering with SMI in Los Angeles, the epicenter of this crisis, their only refuge is the emergency room of the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. Dr. Rosenberg follows the lives of three patients in particular who find themselves with a chronic lack of institutional support while weaving in his own story of how the system failed his late sister, Merle, and her battle with schizophrenia.
Bedlam premieres on Independent Lens Monday, April 13, 2020, 10:00-11:30 PM ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.
About Indie Lens Pop-Up
Indie Lens Pop-Up is a neighborhood series that brings people together for film screenings and community-driven conversations. Featuring documentaries seen on PBS's Independent Lens, Indie Lens Pop-Up draws local residents, leaders and organizations together to discuss what matters most, from newsworthy topics, to family and community relationships. Make friends, share stories, and join the conversation. For more information, visit pbs.org/independentlens/indie-lens-pop-up
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