Wednesday, May 15, 7 pm Sandler Family Campus
Jewish Family Service and NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) are partnering to bring something special to Tidewater—a screening of the film Orchestrating Change, about mental health and music.
The film tells the powerful and emotional story of Me2/Orchestra—the only orchestra in the world created specifically for people living with mental illness and the people who support them. The orchestra was started by Ronald Braunstein, a brilliant conductor who was once on track to be one of the biggest names in classical music. After he opened up about having bipolar disorder, he was pushed out of the music world. But instead of giving up, he created something new and meaningful—an orchestra where everyone belongs, whether they have a mental health diagnosis or not.
Orchestrating Change was named the winner of the 2021 Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media and was selected by the American Library Association & Media Round Table as “One of the Top Twelve 2022 Notable Films for Adults.”
Come for the music. Stay for the conversation. Leave with a new perspective.
To register, call NAMI Coastal Virginia at 757-499-2041.