Purchase: http://www.der.org/films/when-medicine-got-it-wrong.html In 1974 a small group of parents became the first in the nation to publicly refuse blame for causing their children to have schizophrenia. They formed Parents of Adult Schizophrenics and their activism led to parents around the nation demanding changes in how the disease is understood and treated.
"A flawless gem... Superlative film scores of rare beauty and consummate aesthetic discretion." -Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
Grammy-nominated cellist Joan Jeanrenaud performs on these film scores seen on PBS, at over 25 film festivals world-wide, museums in New York, San Francisco, The National Gallery of Art, and WINNER of the Tribeca Film Festival.
• When Medicine Got it Wrong (2009)
• Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theater in the Soviet Union (2008)
• Native New Yorker (2006)