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Free public screening with moderated discussion afterwards.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (6:00-8:30 PM)
Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd.
Moderator: Connie MacIsaac, Nova Scotia Legal Aid Mental Health Services

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NCR (Trailer)
NCR (Short Version)
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While gripped by psychosis, a troubled young man stabs a complete stranger six times in a crowded shopping mall. Declared not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, the young man is confined to a forensic mental health institution. NCR: Not Criminally Responsible offers a timely and provocative examination of violence and mental illness, and the rights of victims. With unprecedented access to the patient, the victim, and the mental institution, the film looks at both sides of the debate and puts a human face on the complex ethical issues raised.

• Backgrounder: NCR (CBC Doc Zone)
• NCR review: 'Disturbing' doc takes an inside look at Sean Clifton and the perpetrator's experience
  John Doyle,Globe and Mail, October 17, 2013
• Interview with filmmaker John Kastner on CBC Radio Q, October 8, 2014.
• NFB/blog—Rent 3 Hard-Hitting Docs on Mental Illness and Violent Crime
• Canadian Mental Health Association—Violence & Mental Illness
• Mental Illness Not Usually Linked to Crime, Research Finds
  American Psychological Association, April 21, 2014
• Violence & Mental Illness: an Overview
  Heather Stuart, World Psychiatry, June 2003, 2(2):121-124.
• Nova Scotia Department of Justice—Nova Scotia Mental Health Court Project
      Mental Health Court Overview
      Mental Health Court: Mission
      Mental Health Court: FAQ
• Government of Canada, Department of Justice—The Review Board Systems in Canada: An Overview of Results from the Mentally Disordered Accused Data Collection Study