The JCC will screen Brushes with Life: Art, Artists and Mental Illness (Philip Brubaker, U.S. 2008, 42 min.) and a Special Selection of Shorts as part of the Reel Mind Film Festival.

Mental illness and creativity have been linked for many years. In Brushes with Life, eight artists who struggle with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and other brain disorders talk candidly about how their art helps them heal. All the artists are brought together by the Brushes With Life art gallery, which shows only work by artists with mental illness.

[source: Reel Mind Film Festival website calendar, 2017-May-1]