Saks Institute Spring Symposium 2016 | USC Gould School of Law

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The Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics and
USC Media Institute for Social Change
present

Spring Symposium 2016

Mental Illness In Cinema

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Tommy's Place
Tutor Campus Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Conference Schedule:

You may download the conference schedule in Adobe PDF format.

Light Continental Breakfast available at 9 - 9:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 - 9:40 am

Andrew T. Guzman, Dean and Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law, USC Gould School of Law
Elyn Saks, Director, Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics
Michael Taylor, Executive Director, USC Media Institute for Social Change

MORNING SESSIONS
Session 1:
9:40-10:55 am	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
	Dennie Brooks, MSW Location Coordinator Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health Board Chair Museum's Educational programming Louise Fletcher Academy Award winning actress for her role of Nurse Ratched International Press Academy 2015 Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry Charles Kiselyak Producer, writer, director of documentary films "Completely Cuckoo" (making of Cuckoo's Nest), "Fearful Symmetry" (making of To Kill a Mockingbird) Cynthia Prater, PsyD Former Coordinator OSH Native American Services, Museum Board Current Director of Project Able Member of the Cherokee Nation Amber Siefried, Educator, Scio High School Teaches English Literature, using both book and film to discuss current mental health concerns
10:55-11:15 am	Break

Session 2:
11:15-12:30 pm	Panel of Filmmakers
	Adam Salky Director, "I Smile Back" Adjunct Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts Paige Dylan Screenwriter, "I Smile Back" Dennis Palumbo, MA, MFT Writer and licensed psychotherapist Lisa Klein Co-director/writer/producer, "Of Two Minds" Terri Cheney Author, Manic and The Dark Side of Innocence Patricia Cardoso Director, "La Clave" Adjunct Professor, USC School of Cinematic Arts Doe Mayer Executive Producer, "La Clave" Professor, Mary Pickford Chair, USC School of Cinematic Arts and USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
12:30-1:40 pm	Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION
Session 3:
1:45-3:00 pm	Panel of Film Scholars/Critics
	Kenneth Turan Film critic, Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition Author, Not to Be Missed: 54 Favorites From A Lifetime of Film Ellen Seiter Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, Stephen K. Nenno Endowed Chair USC School of Cinematic Arts Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH Author, Movies and Mental Illness Editor, PsycCRITIQUES Chair and Professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Neuroscience College of Medicine American University of Antigua Toni A. Bell, Documentary Film Researcher MFA Creative Writing MA Visual Anthropology Candidate, USC Department of Anthropology Carmelo Valone, Author and Activist MFA (Writing & Documentary Strategies) MSW candidate, USC School of Social Work
Reception After Symposium

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