November 6-15, 2008
About the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival
“In terms of providing both entertainment and enlightenment, the best movies here beat out the average first-year psychology lecture.”
Jason Anderson, The Globe and Mail 2005Rendezvous with Madness is an annual film festival that presents features and shorts touching upon the facts and mythology surrounding mental health and addiction. Each program focuses on a different theme. Post-screening panel discussions involve filmmakers, artists and people with professional and personal experience with mental illness and addiction.
About the Presenter
Founded in 1987 by Lisa Brown, a former nurse at the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, Workman Arts (formally known as the Workman Theatre Project) is guided by the principle that the creative process is integral to the quest for personal and spiritual development.
Workman Arts’ (WA) aim is to promote a greater understanding of mental illness and addiction through the arts, and support individuals with mental illness and addiction in their artistic pursuits.
In the various artistic media, WA has produced more than sixteen original new Canadian plays, 14 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festivals, 8 Annual Being Scene Art Exhibitions, 4 multidisciplinary festivals and 1 international festival. WA has also created numerous theatre and visual arts touring shows. The company has a current membership base of over 200 members to which it offers year round arts training opportunities.
More information about the Workman Arts and its other projects.
