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Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Are we medicalizing "Normal?"

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Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Help MAKE ME NORMAL: a Documentary Film.

Are we medicalizing "Normal?"

Are we medicalizing "Normal?"

Are we medicalizing "Normal?"

Are we medicalizing "Normal?"

Mitch McCabe
Mitch McCabe
Mitch McCabe
Mitch McCabe
1 Campaign |
Brooklyn, United States
$50,534 USD 491 backers
101% of $50,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Download Your Own Karma Pills!

$5 USD
10 claimed

THE HEAD DE-JAMMING PLAYLIST

$10 USD
68 claimed

REFERRAL CONTEST- Win $300!

$20 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
16 claimed

BRAINY BUMPER STICKER & PIN!

$25 USD
Est. Shipping
July 2013
34 claimed

ART & FILM DOWNLOAD PARTY

$40 USD
21 claimed

MAKE ME A COOKIE CARE PACKAGE

$50 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
16 out of 30 of claimed

MIKE ALBO & "YOUTH" EVENT

$52 USD
19 out of 40 of claimed

MAKE ME A T-SHIRT!

$60 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
40 out of 220 of claimed

DVD ME!

$100 USD
64 out of 200 of claimed

BOOK OF WOE CLUB

$200 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
14 out of 60 of claimed

CINEMA CARE PACKAGE

$500 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
5 out of 100 of claimed

RED CARPET GRATITUDE CREDIT

$800 USD
1 out of 10 of claimed

ELITE DSM-5 CLUB

$1,000 USD
Est. Shipping
August 2013
2 claimed

MAKE ME DINNER AND A DOC!

$1,000 USD
1 out of 12 of claimed

BE A PHARMA AD STAR!

$2,500 USD
Est. Shipping
October 2013
1 out of 10 of claimed
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CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDIT

$6,500 USD
2 out of 2 of claimed


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OUR GOALS & YOUR PAY-OFF! 

Since July 2012 I’ve been traveling across America, filming the stories of regular Americans, families, key experts in the psychiatry field, wellness gurus and mental health policy makers.

We need to raise $50,000 to help cover the rest of production and continue editing. Where does your money go? Your backing will go towards many months of editing, air travel, local car rental, gas, tolls, crew wages, crew meals, editing equipment, camera equipment, and several highly talented animators (it’s going to be awesome!). We may be great at keeping costs low, but we still need your help!

In return for your financially backing this project, we’re offering 12 tiers of awesome rewards, with every level trying to give back to you as much as we can. 

For $52... Tickets to a 2-part special evening event, just for you!

DVD package

CINEMA CARE PACKAGE! For $500, all of the above tiered perks*, plus signed DVD copy of the finished MAKE ME NORMAL, copies of the director's short films, her HBO documentary YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN, plus choose from an assortment of great movies by producer Jeff Kusama-Hinte:  THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHTTHIRTEENSOUL POWERROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED or HIGH ART. (*excludes yoga perk)

We're also featuring a LIMITED NUMBER of signed copies (to you!!) of the much talked about book by Gary Greenberg (featured in film), “Book of Woe,” for a donation of $200.

Book of Woe

 

Pharma ad with Albo

STAR IN A PHARMA AD WITH COMEDIAN MIKE ALBO! 

Only 10 REWARDS/ ROLES AVAILABLE... Ok, so it’s not a REAL Pharma ad. But you'll be a star! Join NYC comedian, writer and health guru Mike Albo of "Underminer

  • For $10, you get the "Head De-Jamming Playlist," an eclectic, diverse online playlist curated by musicians, DJs, wellness professionals and therapists, "Certified" to calm and play in any background. And you get a big warm online THANK YOU, AND our newsletter, which will keep you updated on important mental health news, articles, policy development and wellness tips-- in addition to informing you of the film's progress as it nears completion and starts screening in the world. 
  • For $25, all of the above plus a MAKE ME NORMAL bumper sticker and pin

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Mitch shorts and Mary Varn

  • for $40, exclusive digital downloads of the filmmaker's previous Sundance and Oscar-winning short films, and animation stills from the film by Supervising Animator Mary Varn ("Waking Life"). 
  • for $60, fight the labels with the MAKE ME NORMAL T!

 Al Frances and Gary Greenberg


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FILM

We welcome your questions! And will post on our blog on MAKEMENORMAL.COM

Q: ARE YOU ANTI-DRUG?

A: No. This is a more nuanced conversation than "for" or "against."

Q: ARE YOU ANTI-PSYCHIATRY?

A: Nope. There are many, many very concerned psychiatrists who agree that we’re over-pathologizing human behavior, over-diagnosing and over-medicating. In fact, on hearing about the film, we’ve even received anonymous donations from veteran psychiatrists and psychotherapists who are alarmed with how their field has changed.

Update: 

Q: DARN. YOUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN IS DONE. CAN I STILL MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION?

A: Yes! Although our Indiegogo was fantastically funded and will enable us to finish shooting, as is the usual course of filmmaking, we are sourcing the majority of our budget from other sources to finish post-prodution and complete the film through final edit. We are fiscally sponsored by the 501C-3, WOMEN MAKE MOVIES. You can make a donation HERE

http://www.wmm.com/filmmakers/sponsored_project...


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