View this post on Instagram The opening film of the Festival, Freedom Writers is a true story starring Hilary Swank as a teacher who inspires her class of “at-risk” students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school. . . Screened together with the winning short film from the SMHFF Youth Competition, it will be followed by a panel discussion "How does the stigma of mental health perpetuate in society?". This panel invites you to critically reflect on your own perception of mental illness, and to appreciate the psychological and sociological forces behind them. Swipe through for more information on our panelists. . . This year, SMHFF has also tied up with @ethosbooks to pair our screenings and panels with books that will aid you in continuing your journey to understand the different types of mental health issues. For this topic, we have chosen Teo You Yenn's critically acclaimed "This Is What Inequality Looks Like". . This is a book about how seeing poverty entails confronting inequality. It is about how acknowledging poverty and inequality leads to uncomfortable revelations about our society and ourselves. And it is about how once we see, we cannot, must not, unsee. . To book your tickets and purchase the book, head to www.smhff.com today. A post shared by S'pore Mental Health Film Fest (@smhff) on Jan 11, 2020 at 7:01am PST
The opening film of the Festival, Freedom Writers is a true story starring Hilary Swank as a teacher who inspires her class of “at-risk” students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school. . . Screened together with the winning short film from the SMHFF Youth Competition, it will be followed by a panel discussion "How does the stigma of mental health perpetuate in society?". This panel invites you to critically reflect on your own perception of mental illness, and to appreciate the psychological and sociological forces behind them. Swipe through for more information on our panelists. . . This year, SMHFF has also tied up with @ethosbooks to pair our screenings and panels with books that will aid you in continuing your journey to understand the different types of mental health issues. For this topic, we have chosen Teo You Yenn's critically acclaimed "This Is What Inequality Looks Like". . This is a book about how seeing poverty entails confronting inequality. It is about how acknowledging poverty and inequality leads to uncomfortable revelations about our society and ourselves. And it is about how once we see, we cannot, must not, unsee. . To book your tickets and purchase the book, head to www.smhff.com today.
A post shared by S'pore Mental Health Film Fest (@smhff) on Jan 11, 2020 at 7:01am PST