IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The documentary ‘No One Cares about Crazy People’ played to a sold out theater in Iowa City Wednesday evening.

The director and producer of the film, Gail Freedman, was on hand to talk to the audience about her project and also spent time leading lectures at the University of Iowa regarding serious mental illness.

“They have been so receptive. and so engaged and it’s very hopeful, actually, that this young cohort wants to go into the services and to caretaking. And it’s very gratifying. and they engaged with some really penetrating questions and comments,” said Freedman.

It’s a documentary NAMI of Johnson County helped bring to FilmScene to show the personal realities of a failed system when it comes to supporting people with serious mental illness.

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