Upcoming Screenings
December 1, 2020
Safest Drug Presents Medicating Normal
Event Schedule
4:00 pm Eastern:
Livestream virtual screening of Medicating Normal via Zoom, 76-minute running time.
5:15 pm Eastern:
Live Community Discussion immediately following the film featuring the following panelists:
- David Carmichael, BA, MA: Executive Director of Canadians for Vanessa's Law, which developed the KNOW YOUR DRUGS global awareness campaign in collaboration with RxISK
- Mika Pollack, BS, MPH: Board Member & Executive Director of Safest Drug
- Erica Komisar, LCSW: Psychoanalyst, Author, Parent Coach
December 5, 2020
Women Veterans Social Justice Network Presents Medicating Normal
Event Schedule
2:00 pm Eastern:
Livestream virtual screening of Medicating Normal via Zoom, 76-minute running time.
3:15 pm Eastern:
Live Community Discussion immediately following the film featuring the following panelists:
- Dr. LaQuista Erinna, DBH, LCSW, USAR, OEF/OIF Veteran, Owner, T.H.R.I.V.E. Behavioral Health & Consulting, LLC
- Paige Jenkins, MSW, Navy Veteran, Founder and Executive Director of Red Feather Ranch: A Place for Women Veterans
- Qwynn A. Galloway-Salazar, MA, Army Veteran, Co-Director of SAMHSA's Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center
- Connie Baptiste, Air Force Retiree, Woman Veteran Advocate, Vice President Women Veteran Social Justice Network
- Angela Peacock, MSW, Army OIF Veteran, subject of the film
December 6, 2020
Trauma Research Foundation 2020 Winter Film Festival
TRF will make a donation to Medicating Normal after the film festival, so please donate in lieu of a ticket fee.
Event Schedule
6:00 pm Eastern:
Short welcome by filmmaker Lynn Cunningham followed by livestream virtual screening of Medicating Normal via Zoom (76-minute run time).
7:15 - 8:30 pm Eastern:
Live Community Discussion/Q&A immediately following the film featuring the following panelists:
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD is a psychiatrist, researcher, professor of psychiatry at Boston University, and one of the world’s leading experts on post-traumatic stress — especially when it comes to how trauma affects the brain, body, and nervous system. He has pioneered approaches for trauma treatment that focus on calming the nervous system, increasing executive function, and grounding patients in the present. In his research, Bessel has worked with a variety of clinical approaches, including neurofeedback, EMDR, psychodrama, and yoga. Bessel is the author of over 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications and multiple books, including The Body Keeps the Score.
- David Cohen, Ph.D. is a professor of social welfare at UCLA who studies adverse effects of psychotropic drugs, involuntary psychiatric detentions, the history of mental health interventions, and the cultural spread of ignorance.
- Angela Peacock, MSW is a former US Army Sergeant, activist, subject of the film, Medicating Normal
December 12, 2020
Medicating Normal & A Deeper Dive Into Trauma
Event Schedule
1:00 pm EST:
Livestream virtual screening of Medicating Normal via Zoom (76-minute run time).
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm EST:
The screening of Medicating Normal will be followed by an exclusive live community discussion/Q&A featuring the following panelists:
- Chris Paige, LCSW, MSW is a licensed psychotherapist and coach with over 27 years of experience helping people heal from traumatic experiences. He has worked in a variety of professional and therapeutic settings and has coached professional and Olympic athletes to achieve peak performance. Highly skilled in healing trauma, he has been featured on Dateline NBC for his work with children of divorce as well as in the national publication, Muses and Visionaries, where he wrote a monthly column called "On The Couch with Chris Paige." Chris is trained in hypnosis, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), the Safe and Sound Protocol and Somatic Psychotherapy, all of which he incorporates into his work. Chris also offers a unique perspective as a member of the prescribed harm community, having endured his own iatrogenic injury from prescribed psychiatric medication.
- Karla Helbert, LPC, E-RYT, C-IAYT is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), internationally certified yoga therapist, (C-IAYT), registered yoga teacher (RYT), award winning author, Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra Guide, and a Compassionate Bereavement Care Provider certified through the MISS Foundation, the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Family Trust, and the Center for Loss & Trauma. Counseling and supporting those living with traumatic grief and bereavement is her main focus of work.
February 2, 2021
The UK Psychedelic Society Presents Medicating Normal & Panel Discussion
Event Schedule
7:00 pm GMT (London):
Welcome by UK Psychedelic Society followed by livestream virtual screening of Medicating Normal via Zoom (76-minute run time).
8:15 pm - 9:15 pm GMT (London):
Live Community Discussion/Q&A immediately following the film featuring the following panelists:
- Dr. Ben Sessa is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, and psychedelic researcher. Ben is the Chief Medical Officer at AWAKN Life Sciences, a new start-up opening Europe's first psychedelic medical clinic and the co-founder and former president of Europe's largest psychedelic conference, Breaking Convention.
- Dr Emma Robinson, BSc(Hons), PhD is a researcher in Bristol’s School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience. Emma’s research seeks to understand the mechanisms which underlie rapid acting antidepressants effects, whilst she is also part of a project with COMPASS pathways investigating the effects of psychedelic drugs as potential antidepressants. Alongside research, Emma is a Professor and helps to organise the biennial Bristol Neuroscience Festival.
- Wendy Ractliffe, Co-Director/Co-Producer of Medicating Normal
- Angie Peacock, MSW, activist, former US Army Sergeant and subject of the film, Medicating Normal
Past Screenings
November 19, 2020
Mental Health Europe Presents Medicating Normal & Panel Discussion
November 6, 2020 – November 12, 2020
Virtual REEL Recovery Film Festival
November 9, 2020
Medicating Normal & An Addiction Discussion
October 29, 2020
Medicating Normal & Post-Screening Discussion
October 23, 2020
Epidemic Answers Presents Medicating Normal
October 19, 2020
NMMAA/Malpractice Diaries Presents Medicating Normal
October 17, 2020
Inner Compass Initiative Presents Medicating Normal
October 4, 2020
Film & Conversation: Medicating Normal
September 20, 2020
Promise Resource Network in Partnership with Peer Voice NC Presents Medicating Normal
September 19, 2020
Warfighter Advance Presents Medicating Normal
September 8, 2020 – September 13, 2020
Richmond International Film Festival
August 29, 2020
Estreno de Medicating Normal en Español
August 27, 2020 – August 29, 2020
IM4US Conference
August 25, 2020
The People's Film Festival
August 22, 2020
SurvivingAntidepressants.org presents Medicating Normal
August 12, 2020
Integrative Mental Health for You presents Medicating Normal Virtual Community Screening
July 25, 2020 – August 1, 2020
Virtual Woods Hole Film Festival (WHFF)
July 22, 2020
Peerpocalypse 2020
July 12, 2020
Association for Anthroposophic Psychology Private Screening
July 11, 2020
Benzodiazepine Information Coalition presents Medicating Normal for World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day
June 17, 2020
MindFreedom International (MFI)
April 29, 2020 – May 3, 2020
Greenwich International Film Festival
April 21, 2020 – April 26, 2020
Richmond International Film Festival
April 23, 2020 – April 25, 2020
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
April 3, 2020 – April 5, 2020
Breakthroughs: The Tulane Public Health & Social Justice Film Festival
March 6, 2020
Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival
March 5, 2020
DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF)
February 26, 2020
Sedona International Film Festival
February 24, 2020
Sedona International Film Festival
Host a Future Screening
After the film appears in film festivals, most likely throughout 2020, we will be activating an outreach and community screening program. We will also be identifying individual hosts and/or partner organizations to screen it locally in churches, schools, community centers, workplaces, and at conferences. In some cases, we can provide panelists to help lead a discussion after the film.
