Fwd: "Can" Screening Tues., April 29, 2014 at Anthology Film Archives in New York City

[Pearl J. Park]

Please join us for this one-night special screening of "Can" on Tue. April 29 sponsored by New York Women in Film and Television (nywift.org), followed by a Q&A with the producer/director and a networking get together at a Cellar 58, 58 Second Avenue (at 3rd Street), New York, NY, 212-420-1300. Can Truong the subject of the film may be in attendance for the Q&A, pending confirmation from him. 

"Can" is one of the first documentary films (amongourkin.org) to intimately portray the experience of an Asian American family dealing
with mental illness. Shot over a three-and-a-half year period, "Can" provides a window into the inner dynamics of one Vietnamese-American
family and their conflicts as the immigrant parents deal with the mental illness of their American-raised son Can. The protagonist of
this film Can is one of the few Asian Americans speaking publicly about living with depression and bipolar disorder, defying cultural
norms. Bringing attention to a national behavioral health disparity, this real-life narrative allows viewers to examine critically social
and systemic factors that affect Asian American families with mental illness.

http://nywift.org/article.aspx?id=4929

NYWIFT Member Screening Series: Can
Date/Time: Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2014; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pricing: $10 general admission
$6 for NYWIFT members
$8 for students, seniors, Women Make Movies, DCTV, IFP, Center for
Communications, Shooting People,IDA members
To purchase a ticket in advance, please visit
http://www.nywift.org/membercenter/register.aspx?eventID=882&articleID=4929
Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the screening at the Anthology
Box office. Cash Only-No credit cards at the box office.
Location: Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue at 2nd Street, New
York, NY 10003; (212) 505-5181

The silence about mental illness in Asian American communities, where the stigma often brands the entire family, has resulted in Asian
Americans with serious and persistent mental illness receiving treatments in a severely decompensated state, years after the initial
onset of the illness. Unlike other major minority groups, Asian Americans are publicly perceived as the model minority, which presents
an inaccurate picture of their mental and physical health. This public perception often limits education, prevention, and treatment efforts
for mental illness in these communities.

Many leaders in psychology and psychiatry as well as members of the community have hailed "Can" as an emotionally powerful rendition of
one man's search for healing, dignity and recovery from mental illness.

"Thank you for sharing this amazing documentary with me... You have made a remarkable film that deserves as much attention as possible."
-- Pete Earley, author of 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist "Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness." 

"This is a phenomenal film!"
-- Vasudev Makhija, MD, President, NJ Psychiatric Association

"This film captures the spirit of the person, not just the diagnosis. I give it a '10'!"
-- DJ Ida, PhD, Exec. Dir., National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association

"An eye-opener about the immigrant Asian American experience with mental illness. A gem of a film for ethnic studies--one that dispels the model
minority myth. It is an instrumental tool in teaching people of all backgrounds about mental illness and Asian American immigrant families."
-- Shinhee Han, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Psychology; Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia University

"'Can' is a bold and thoughtful film centered on the intersection of culture, identity, and mental illness. Can Truong's story serves as a powerful educational tool to help promote healing, recovery, and mental health justice in our communities."
-- Rooshey Hasnain, Ed.D.,
Visiting Clinical and Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, Asian American Studies Program and Department of Disability and Human Development

"'Can' courageously breaks the silence about mental illness, trauma and the Asian American experience-- a compelling story that would otherwise go
untold."
-- Amy Cheng, PhD, Asst. Prof of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine

"This film is invaluable and I think every major mental health system and organization should have a copy... It brings in the watcher and makes the
experiences of Can and his family relatable, thus the issue relatable and harder to dismiss."
-- Jae Jin Pak
Chair, Board of the Asian American Suicide Prevention Initiative (AASPI) and Social Justice Activist

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