No One Cares About Crazy People (2025)
With a fusion of intimate storytelling and broad reportage, No One Cares About Crazy People is an immersive deep dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness (SMI). The documentary humanizes the face of SMI with a small cast of memorable characters, followed in real time over several years, as they — and also their families — navigate a system that too often seems to conspire against them. The historic roots of this national crisis are traced, as well as the emergence of bold but controversial activism that seeks to reinvent those failed policies. Inspired by the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Ron Powers. With narration by actor Bob Odenkirk and original music by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.
Director: Gail Freedman
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Bob Odenkirk as Narrator |
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Mark Rippee as Himself |
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Ron Powers as Himself |
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Kevin Powers as Himself |
| Directing | Gail Freedman | Director |
| Production | Gail Freedman | Producer |
| Editing | Dina Potocki | Editor |
| Production | Caroleen Feeney | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Michael Pruitt-Bruun | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Clare Major | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Gabe C. Elder | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gail Freedman | Writer |
