Despair

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Horizons narrow for those overshadowed by depression. It shapes a life of reduced expectations, compromised talents and unfulfilled emotional relationships. It erodes self-esteem. Despair is the first full-length documentary about depression to consider the pervasive mood disorder from multi-ethnic viewpoints. In culturally sensitive personal portraits and riveting interviews with psychiatrists, social workers and spiritual leaders from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, this uncommonly eloquent documentary explores depressive illness from traditional and nontraditional perspectives. Classical music and jazz, poetry and art enrich Despair as it unmasks the stigma and denial which veil a misunderstood and potentially fatal illness. This brilliant documentary will become essential viewing in psychology, public health, sociology and multicultural studies. Harriet Koskoff, who also produced the award-winning Patently Offensive: Porn Under Siege, is available by special arrangement to introduce and discuss the film.