A 20-year fascination with shamanism leads photographer and filmmaker Phil Borges to question how Western cultures define and treat severe mental disorders. CRAZYWISE is a feature documentary centering around Adam Gentry, a young man struggling with his sanity while trying to understand his diagnosis and cope with the many pharmaceutical combinations prescribed to him. In-depth interviews with renowned mental health professionals, anthropologists and survivors reveal insights on the nature of mental illness and how a new survivor-led movement is challenging a mental health system in crisis.
