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Film Review—White Noise: A Wake-Up Examination of Lethal Internal and External Challenges

The New Social Worker

“The 2022 film White Noise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach, is billed as a comedy-drama. But make no mistake: Baumbach’s achievement is a timely, deadly serious. brilliant depiction of life.” Read SaraKay’s review.

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In Broad Daylight review – Hong Kong newsroom drama shines light on care home scandal

The Guardian

Lawrence Kwan’s film makes some insightful points about journalism while letting in a few cliches too Here’s a solid newsroom drama inspired by a string of real-life scandals involving abuse at care homes for elderly and vulnerable people in Hong Kong.

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Documentary explores how performing arts can help heal trauma

Social Workers Speak

Erickson decided to create the film “Visceral” to show how expressive art can help people cope with trauma and emotional and physical pain. The film, which was five years in the making, follows Carissa, Jon, Etiene and Charlie, who are living with complex post traumatic stress. Amy Erickson.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Even though instructional videos about getting help for mental health tend to have stronger results than narrative films alone, cinema therapy continues to be a popular tool for many groups looking to help adolescents with their mental health. Isolation is known to be damaging to mental health.

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Children’s Mental Health Week 2024: My Voice Matters

MQ Mental Health

Even though instructional videos about getting help for mental health tend to have stronger results than narrative films alone, cinema therapy continues to be a popular tool for many groups looking to help adolescents with their mental health. Isolation is known to be damaging to mental health.

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Listen review – deafness drama offers a sombre rebuke to Brexit Britain

The Guardian

Now she stars in this sombre, angry social-realist drama from the Portuguese film-maker Ana Rocha (a London Film School graduate), which sees Brexit Britain through European eyes. There are some implausibilities and untied plot strands, but also something scary and overwhelmingly sad.

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SEEKING SUNSHINE: FINDING LIGHT IN DARK TIMES

Blurt It Out

They might be from a book, song, film, or a list of quotes we found online. MEDIA WE LOVE Books, films, art, poems, TV, and music can help to carry us through. Whether it’s a guilty pleasure or the latest popular drama, if a piece of media helps us to feel even slightly better for a moment, it’s worth digging out.