Treiste racconta Basaglia Film screening
@ The Center for Mad Culture
410 S Michigan Ave, Suite 419, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Saturday, April 20th, from 1PM - 3PM
On view through Saturday, April 20th
Join us for this once in a lifetime chance to see the Italian documentary “Trieste racconta Basaglia” by Erika Rossi
This will be presented by Sasha Warren, author of Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia, and Revolt.
Run time: 55 minutes, after which Sasha will lead a discussion around the film and the research for his book.
About the film:
Between 1971 and 1978, Trieste was the set for an unprecedented scientific and cultural revolution. The charismatic leader of this revolution was a Venetian psychiatrist, Franco Basaglia.
Around him was a city that watched what was happening, incredulously, anxiously, swept forward by the enthusiasm of a group of recently qualified doctors, who transformed the city into an open-air laboratory, doing away with the mental hospital, guided by Basaglia’s conviction that the thing was to “tackle life, because health and illness are life, and if a person lived life without living health and sickness, than that person is always totally within the grips of death”.
Masks will be REQUIRED for this event. Some will be provided at the door in case anyone forgets.
CONTENT WARNING – the film “Trieste Racconta Basaglia” contains verbal references to abuse and violence against psychiatric patients. A trailer for the film can be viewed here and has examples of these statements:
Disability access notes:
The building and space are wheelchair accessible, though parking in the area may be limited. There is a disability parking spot on Van Burn, the corner just north of the building, but it is first come first served. For other parking questions please email us! info@madculture.org
Captioning services will be available on site. We use an AI generated captioning app called Ava. We have this available and will project it during the event, but you may also download the app and join our conversation for free, utilizing your device at your convenience.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide ASL services at this time.
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