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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
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. PlotAn anthology of five short films exploring the impact and stigma of mental illness. Three of the five stories are connected. Segment LucyDirected 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 GraceDirected 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 AllisonDirected 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 EddieDirected 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the eyes of a comedian's wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, who is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness.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 MaggieDirected 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
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