Health & Fitness
'Call Me Crazy' Five Short Films Premieres Saturday Night On Lifetime At 8 P.M. Produced By Jennifer Aniston
Five films by women and about women featuring big name stars such as, Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland, Brittany Snow, Jean Smart, and Chelsea Handler.
Lifetime TV brings us another ground-breaking event this Saturday with the premiere of Call Me Crazy at 8 p.m. It boasts an all-star cast including: Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vassilieva, Brittany Snow, Ernie Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith, and Chelsea Handler
Through the five shorts named after each title character -- Lucy, Eddie, Allison, Grace and Maggie – powerful relationships built on hope and triumph raise a new understanding of what happens when a loved one struggles with mental illness.
Written by Deirdre O’Connor and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, "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 a promising future. "Lucy" also features Clint Howard.
"Grace", directed by Laura Dern and written by Howard J. Morris, explores bipolar disorder through the experience of a teenage daughter whose mother grapples with the condition. Also starring in "Grace" are Melissa Farman and Aimee Teegarden.
"Allison" weaves together comedy and family drama in a story about healing when its eldest daughter "Lucy" returns home from inpatient treatment and spoils her sister "Allison's" unveiling of her new boyfriend to their parents. "Allison", also featuring Ken Baumann, was written by Jan Oxenberg and is directed by Sharon Maguire.
"Eddie", directed by Bonnie Hunt and written by Stephan Godchaux, 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the eyes of a comedian’s wife as she grapples with understanding how her husband Eddie, whom is so loved, can be so withdrawn and overcome with sadness. The short also stars Chelsea Handler and features appearances by Dave Foley, Jay Chandrasekhar, James Avery and Ross Mathews.
In "Maggie", penned by Erin Cressida Wilson and directed by Ashley Judd, 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, through which her lawyer, “Lucy,” helps her. Melanie Griffith also stars in "Maggie."
Sandi Berg is also a freelance journalist and writes about television for several magazines including Written By (Writer's Guild of America), Life After 50 and Whole Life Times Magazine.
