See Breaking the Chains feature on Australia News Network. Click the image below:
Try Walking in My Shoes: Empathy and Portrayals of Mental Illness on Screen

SYMPOSIUM
Date: 13 – 14 February 2014
Location: The Dax Centre, Kenneth Myer Building, The University of Melbourne.
Registration Fees: $160 Full, $75 Concession, includes catering.
Single day registration also available. Thursday is $100 Full, $50 Concession; Friday is $75 Full, $30 Concession.
RSVP: 5 February 2014
To register: visit http://alumni.online.unimelb.edu.au/trywalkinginmyshoes
Proposals Due: deadline extended to Friday 15 November 2013.
Email to try-walking@unimelb.edu.au
For further information, contact Dr Fincina Hopgood and see the website here
3CR Community Radio Interview with Erminia Colucci about Breaking the Chains
Accademia Apulia UK-‘Free From Pasung’
Accademia Apulia has written an article about Breaking the Chains! The Accademia is a non-profit network of professionals based in London willing to share aspirations, inspirations and experiences for the good of our members. Our objective is to offer a creative platform and a network of support for anyone wishing to further their goals in the United Kingdom and beyond.
L’italo Europeo-‘Free From Pasung’ article
Breaking the chains has been making the rounds in the Italian press. Click the image below to read about Breaking the Chains in ‘Free from Pasung’

LSDmagazine article on Breaking the Chains
Breaking the Chains was featured in LSDmagazine. Click here to view the full article!
LSDmagazine-Breaking The Chains Feature
Breaking the Chains was featured in LSDmagazine. Click here to view the full article!
Breaking The Chains Panel Discussion
A panel discussion following the preview screening of Breaking The Chains
The panel consisted of:
A/Prof Harry Minas (Director, Centre for International Mental Health)
Dr Erminia Colucci (Filmmaker, Breaking The Chains; Research Fellow, Centre for International Mental Health)
Mr Ben Rinaudo (Peer Participation Program Worker, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria)
Dr Fincina Hopgood (Sessional Lecturer in Screen Studies, School of Culture & Communication, The University of Melbourne)
Mr Josef Szwarc (Research & Policy Program Manager, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture)
Preview of Breaking the chains at International Film Festival WATCH DOCS Human Rights in Film, Poland
Screenings |
CSW Sala Edukacyjna | 2013-12-07 | 20:15 |
| CSW Laboratory | 2013-12-10 | 16:00 |
http://www.watchdocs.pl/2013/f/breaking_the_chains-film-126-en.html
Screening & Crowd Funding for Post-Production of Breaking the Chains
Please join us tonight (Oct 29 2013) for the advance
d screening for Breaking the Chains in collaboration with arts in action.
Tickets are still available! For more information about Breaking the Chains please see our webpage.
A crowd funding campaign with Pozible has been created to support the post production of the film. Please see the Pozible campaign here and consider pledging to this film!





