Tag: mentalhealth
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Behind the Scenes of Silent War: A Look Back at 2021
From Set to Screen: Revisiting Sandy’s Interview as Silent War Nears Its Premiere We’re throwing it way back today for #throwbackthursday! This is from September 2021 on the set of Silent War at director Dr. Chang’s house. This was a retapping of Sandy’s interview. Each day, we get closer to festival season and the grand premiere at…
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Film Stills from Silent War
Join Us in North Carolina for the Grand Premiere! Some more film stills from Silent War! We’re exactly a month out from the Columbia Maryland Film Festival, and are awaiting to hear the acceptance status on a few other festivals this month. We’re also about a month and a half out from UCA WAVES upcoming…
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Meet the Team: Barry Atticks
Meet Our Director of Music, Dr. Barry Atticks The sound of Silent War owes much to Dr. Barry Atticks, our Director of Music. A professor of music technology at Millersville University, Barry has built a career at the intersection of sound, education, and innovation. He’s worked in New York and Los Angeles as a music…
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Meet the Team: Lily Chen
Meet Our Producer, Lily Chen In addition to being the founder and Executive Director of WAVES, Lily Chen, RN, PhD(C), CNE is also the producer of Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health. Since 2016, she has been a leading force behind national efforts to bring culturally responsive mental health education to AANHPI communities.…
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Meet the Team: Changfu Chang
Meet Our Director, Changfu Chang Dr. Changfu Chang is the writer and director of Silent War: Asian American Reckonings with Mental Health. Since 2021, he has been at the heart of this project—traveling across the country, conducting nearly every interview himself, and listening to stories that are rarely told but urgently needed. When he was…
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Meet Our Crew
“Lily is a public health nurse educator and activist for Asian American and minority health…”
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Too Long a Taboo
“Despite being one of the populations with the highest rates of mental illness, Asian Americans are also among the least likely to pursue professional care for it. Did you know that…”
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The Work of Changfu Chang
“Changfu Chang is a U.S.-based writer and filmmaker. Over the past two decades, he has produced and co-produced a dozen acclaimed documentary films…”