Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
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Created by Marta Kauffman
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Composer Alex Wurman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJeff Freilich
Cinematography
  • Gale Tattersall
  • Andre Lascaris
  • Dermott Downs
  • Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Editors
  • Monty DeGraff
  • Don Brochu
  • Tessa Davis
  • Byron Smith
Running time88 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original releaseApril 20, 2013 (2013-04-20)
Chronology
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film is a 2013 American drama anthology television film which premiered on Lifetime on April 20, 2013. It is a sequel to the 2011 film Five .

Contents

Plot

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact and stigma of mental illness. Three of the five stories are connected.

Segment Lucy

Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard and written by Deirdre O'Connor.

Lucy follows the film's title character, a law student who finds herself amidst the horror of schizophrenia, landing her in an institution where, through the support of a new friend, meds and her psychotherapist, she begins her path to not only healing, but also a promising future.

Cast

Segment Grace

Directed by Laura Dern and written by Jan Oxenberg.

Grace explores bipolar disorder through the experience of a teenage daughter whose mother grapples with the condition.

Cast

Segment Allison

Directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Howard J. Morris.

Allison weaves together comedy and family drama in a story about healing when an eldest daughter Lucy, the subject of the first segment, returns home from inpatient treatment and spoils her sister Allison's unveiling of her new boyfriend to their parents.

Cast

Segment Eddie

Directed by Bonnie Hunt and written by Stephen Godchaux.

Eddie delves into the world of depression as seen through the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.

Cast

Segment Maggie

Directed by Ashley Judd and written by Erin Cressida Wilson.

Maggie, a female veteran returns home from war to her son and father, only to have her life shattered by the onset of posttraumatic stress disorder and her memories of being sexually assaulted.

Cast

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientOutcome
2013Health Awards [1] Primetime Drama – Major StorylineWon
2014 Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actor: Television Movie/Cable Ernie Hudson Nominated
Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress: Television Movie/Cable Octavia Spencer Won
Satellite Awards Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Melissa Leo Nominated
Gracie Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a DramaWon
Prism Awards TV Movie or MiniseriesWon
Best Ensemble CastWon

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References

  1. Norman Lear Center (16 September 2013). ""Call Me Crazy," "Grey's Anatomy," "Mary and Martha" and "Bill Maher" Among Winners for 2013 Sentinel for Health Awards" . Retrieved 30 August 2020 via Cision PR Newswire.