Of Two Minds (2012) (TV)

Director:

Jim O'Hanlon

Writer:

Richard Friedenberg

Release Date:

10 March 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Follows the story of the challenging relationship between Billie and her younger schizophrenic sister...

Plot Keywords:

Schizophrenic | Three Word Title | Brother Sister Relationship | Number In Title

Cast

Kristin Davis	...	Billie Clark
Tammy Blanchard	...	Elizabeth 'Baby' Davis
Joel Gretsch	...	Rick Clark
Alexander Le Bas	...	Davis Clark
Mackenzie Aladjem	...	Mollie Clark
Louise Fletcher	...	Aunt Will
Jessica Lundy	...	Madeleine
Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	April
Elyse Mirto	...	Dana (as Elyse Marie Mirto)
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Kathleen
Anthony Azizi	...	Dr. Lewis
Carlease Burke	...	Counselor
Adrian LaTourelle	...	Douglas
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sun Jae Kim	...	Orderly / ICU Nurse

Directed by
Jim O'Hanlon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Friedenberg

Produced by
Kyle A. Clark	....	producer
Kristin Davis	....	co-executive producer
Eileen Fields	....	producer
Philip Harrelson	....	co-producer
Frank Konigsberg	....	executive producer
Daniel Ostroff	....	executive producer
Carter Potter	....	associate producer
Lina Wong	....	producer

Original Music by
Samuel Sim

Cinematography by
Ousama Rawi		(as Ousama 'Ossi' Rawi)

Film Editing by
Charles Bornstein

Casting by
Gary M. Zuckerbrod

Production Design by
Warren Alan Young		(as Warren A. Young)

Set Decoration by
Linda Spheeris

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Myriam Arougheti	....	makeup department head
Barbara Dally	....	key hair stylist
Derek Louis	....	assistant hair stylist
Myke Michaels	....	key makeup artist
Emanuel Millar	....	hair department head

Production Management
Kyle A. Clark	....	unit production manager
Eileen Fields	....	production supervisor
Philip Harrelson	....	post-production supervisor
Lina Wong	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Crow	....	first assistant director
Jennifer Herman	....	second second assistant director
Matt Rawls	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Armando Abarca	....	lead man
George Hobbs	....	property master
Carlos Lima	....	leadman
Dana MacDuff	....	assistant property master
Prentice Randolph	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Ryan	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Joshua Adeniji	....	sound effects editor
Steve Arcabascio	....	utility sound
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Chris Diebold	....	assistant sound editor
Aaron Eschenburg	....	boom operator
Trevor Gates	....	foley mixer
Trevor Gates	....	sound editor
George Hauty	....	assistant sound editor
Angela Hemingway	....	adr and dialogue supervisor
Chad J. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Steven Iba	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Kaurich	....	production sound mixer
Richard Kitting	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard 'Tricky' Kitting)
Rich Mach	....	production sound assistant
Steve Papagiannis	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Vockel	....	assistant dialogue editor

Stunts
Marie Fink	....	stunt double: Tammy Blanchard
Jimmy Romano	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Benny Alvarado	....	best boy electric
Sebastian Amiri	....	gaffer
Abby Antweil	....	electrician
Justin Browne	....	camera & steadicam operator
Sal Coniglio	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Suzanne Dietz	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bradley C. Ferm	....	electrician
Greg Flores	....	key grip
John Gorman	....	gaffer
Victor Macias	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Victor Macias	....	steadicam operator
Jason B. McCann	....	dolly grip
Patrick McGinley	....	b camera operator
Jens Piotrowski	....	a camera: and steadicam operator (as Jens Pitrowski)
Keith 'Crash' Rash	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Siljenberg	....	electrician (as Jeffrey Siljenberg)
Bruce Stanford	....	digital imaging technician
Gregg Thompson	....	grip

Casting Department
Heather Sirota	....	extras casting
Kamala A. Thomas	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniella Cartun	....	costume p.a.
Barbara Inglehart	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Sandra Jin Kim	....	editorial intern
Jeremy Stewart	....	final colorist
Matt Sweat	....	assistant editor
Alysia Woog	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Robert Leos	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Zach Bradshaw	....	production coordinator
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Michael H. Curtis	....	assistant: Jim O'Hanlon
Meredith Hight	....	key production accountant
Katie Mack	....	production assistant
Gary Matosian	....	craft service
Kellen McDowell	....	production secretary
Shane McLoughlin	....	production assistant
Carter Potter	....	assistant production coordinator
Javier Ruisanchez	....	location manager
Danielle Snowdon	....	script supervisor
Xiu Wu	....	intern
Robert Yacobian	....	first assistant accountant (as Rob Yacobian)

Thanks
Monica Betor	....	special thanks
Ted Fulton	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Daniel Ostroff Productions
• Silver Screen Pictures
• The Königsberg Company

Distributors

• Lifetime Television (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Sky Cinema (2013) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Daniel Ostroff Productions

Honest and heart wrenching.

My niece has schizophrenia and, at times, I felt like I was seeing her on my screen. Blanchard's acting in this was perfect, from the flat affect when the medication is causing that sluggish, underwater feeling to the terror and confusion when a psychotic episode hits. My niece also sits and smokes during most of her days but we are thankful she is no longer tormented by voices or terrifying hallucinations.

Other fine points from the film are that Baby's mother was shown as caring and loving. The old, false, belief that schizophrenia is caused by bad parenting or traumatic events still lurks in some minds and it's good when a movie helps people learn that it is, in fact, a brain disease, like Alzheimers or Parkinsons and no one is to blame.

The well sister, Billie, is also realistically portrayed and points out the problems when young family members have to deal with the ill person.

My only wish would have been to place more emphasis on the costs. Medication can easily cost a thousand dollars per month and private residential care can be over $200,000 a year. Only the very wealthy can afford the nice ones.

This is a terrible disease, the number one enabler of young people and something that strikes early and lasts for fifty years or more. That's a long time to be trapped in a nightmare, unsure about what is real and what isn't. We need to find a cure.