Category Archives: Uncategorized

Week 7 Inside/Outside

by

Welcome to Week 7 of Mindful Arts and Creative Expression, a reflective space where you can connect with yourself and express your feelings in a creative way.

Each week we will offer a theme or creative suggestion and will talk you through ways to feel centred and connected. We will be including a variety of art forms, for example drawing, painting, sculpture, poetry and rhythm/music. 

Remember, you do not need to have any previous experience or having taken part in any of the previous weekly activities so… turn on your audio, watch your video and start to mindfully create!

When you have finished, we invite you to share your responses as seeing others’ interpretations can create a sense of togetherness in these changing times. If you choose to do so, you can share your creative reflections with others on our INSTAGRAM @MindfulArtsCreativeExpression. Guidance on how to upload can be found HERE.

Enjoy the experience and we look forward to seeing the mindful creative outputs shared in our INSTAGRAM gallery!

See you next week, at the same time at the same place! To make this a reliable weekly routine and receive a reminder with a link to next session, please join the mailing list/follow this blog.

Be well and stay safe,

Jude & Erminia

If you are unable to access the audio, here is a brief summary:

Week 7 – Inside/Outside

  • This week we invite you to think about what the theme ‘inside/outside’ means to you.
  • Check in with yourself to see what comes up when you think about these words.
  • You may think literally about what it is like to be inside and the contrast with outside,
  • Or you may think about the emotional impact of internal and external, what is seen and what is not seen.
  • Take time to connect with your feelings in the here and now.
  • Allow yourself this time for your thoughts and feelings to settle and see what starts to emerge.
  • Notice what you are drawn to from the materials you have available.
  • If it is helpful, set yourself a time limit, if not take the time and space you need to express yourself until you feel ready to stop.
  • Remember that it does not have to be finished for you to share it with others, all creative expression is equally valued.
  • If you would like to share your creative response with others, please share a picture of it on our Instagram gallery. Guidance on how to upload can be found HERE.
  • If you use photography, please remember to avoid pictures of identifiable people or places.

And finally it made it to Italy!

by

Breaking the chains is going to Italy (while the film director is going to India) to premiere in two festivals: Campania Film Festival in Naples (where it will be screened on the 15th December) and Intimalente 20-22nd December. Diffondete l’informazione anche agli italiani e grazie!

In the meantime, here at Movie-ment we are applying for funding to carry out another mental health ethnographic documentary project in Ghana and Indonesia, get in touch you have an advice or can provide resources to partner in the project (you can use the Contact Form)

Happy Festivities and we wish a 2018 with better mental health and less human rights abuses to us all!

 

 

 

North-American Premiere of Breaking the Chains

by

Breaking the chains is screening at on one of the biggest arts and mental health festival tonight 8th November at 6 pm in Toronto as part of Rendezvous with Madness, jointly screened also at Reel Asia International Film Festival.

Click HERE for more info, and download the catalogue with interesting film suggestions HERE Thrilled that the organisers listed among similar films two of my favourite films of all times: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Titicut Follies (1967)!

Article in The Conversation about Pasung

by

On July 8, a day before Indonesia held its presidential election, the parliament passed the bill on mental health into law. The election coverage drowned the news of the new law, but not its significance.

Thousands of people in Indonesia are subjected to shackling by families who lack knowledge and resources in caring for people with mental disorders. The new law aims to stop this.

The legislation spells out a more comprehensive approach to mental health treatment and creates a legal obligation for the government to protect people with mental disorders.

Continue reading this interesting article about new developments in Indonesia in The Conversation

Also, the sound-mix is almost completed and Breaking the chains will be completed and ready for distribution in max 2 weeks, stay tuned!