SXSW Film Review: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where

A songwriter like no other gets an intriguing portrait

"...rough childhood (her strict Irish Catholic father was also mentally ill and once held his family hostage in their..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...The puckish Black giggles. "It's a disease. It's a mental illness."..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...(While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence) Yume Kitasei (The..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bridge Farmers, Sue Foley, and Caelin top our list of recommended shows

"...song to explain because it involves the pain of mental illness and the propensity to ease that pain with..."

May 19, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...Rodney Reed, and Larry Swearingen. Others with claims of mental illness and intellectual disability have not received it either...."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Sound of an Enigma in Sonarius: The Mysteries of M

Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series

"...he left, a story "that dealt with suicide and mental illness because it's important to talk about."..."

April 28, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Women Left Behind When Salvation Army’s Downtown Shelter Shutters

With no beds for single women, where will they go?

"...she shared with another son who suffers from severe mental illness. In February, while Williams was still mourning the..."

March 3, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Trace Suaveur's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...I've never seen a more inept, irresponsible depiction of mental illness on film than in The Son...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...referenced him in her hit song "Rehab." Unfortunately, Hathaway's mental illness caused him to jump to his death...."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Talk, Talk, Talk

"...failed approach to the prevention of hate, violence, and mental illness. Where will the FBI fly in from, what..."

May 25, 2022 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Probably a Rat

Can cats see ghosts?

"...Gadsby is a bit of a slow burn, and mental illness, family dysfunction, and autism don't always yield the..."

April 1, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity’s Queer Guide to SXSW

LGBTQIA programming, parties, and more at South By 2022

"...past – specifically his and his mother's history of mental illness. When his mother comes back into his life..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by James Scott

Abortions in Texas Fell By Half After Ban, Study Finds

Displaced patients strain capacity in neighboring states

"...a single mother; women suffering from chronic disease and mental illness; and patients as young as 13 and 12..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Brea Grant's Madelines to Open Other Worlds Film Festival

Time traveling crime drama spearheads first wave

"...However, as her troubling history of drug use and mental illness bubbles to the surface, her family, community, and..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...bipolar [disorder] and this country just doesn't deal with mental illness in the correct way. One of his caseworkers..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Death Watch: How Much Remorse, Repentance Is Enough?

Family of victim – and killer – wants sentence commuted

"...too. At the trial, they described his struggles with mental illness and addiction, and his profound remorse. This did..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Devil’s in the Details, Part 47

Why can't we walk the walk on housing?

"...brother; we'll call him Bob. Bob has had serious mental illness since his teen years and is now also..."

April 2, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote

Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage

"...of all time. The critically-acclaimed first season explored ambition, mental illness and masculinity in the world of hip-hop. Join..."

Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Formal Issue

The premise of average sexual frequency is somewhat ridiculous

"...who don't drink, do drugs, or have children, insomnia, mental illness, or some sort of uncontrollable hormonal imbalance. You..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...St. Clair), and the studio sorcerer's piano – ensuing instrumental "It's Always Taken From the Blues" reiterates your upload..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

AFF Review: Fugitive Dreams

Haunting and unorthodox road trip drifts with its protagonists

"...repeat, while stealth themes of addiction, physical abuse, and mental illness emerge in the guise of the film’s damaged..."

Oct. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Steve Davis

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...Chaka from husband-wife duo Riders Against the Storm. "The mental illness and illogic of racism aren't going anywhere. This..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Local Representatives Check In, Bring Food to Neighbors in Williamson County

Bucy, Flannigan team up to serve HD 136

"...addition to being among the most vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19, seniors face additional barriers to receiving essential..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Opinion: A Plea for Red Flag Laws

Emma Bribiescas Mancha-Sumners lost her niece in a homicide last year. She believes stronger gun laws could have saved her niece’s life.

"...Laws that 1) screen for a history of violence, mental illness, or suicide at the time of purchase, and..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Emma Bribiescas Mancha-Sumners

Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar

Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers

"...what it means to live with a physical or mental illness. www.txdisabilities.org/news-events/film-festival November..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Josh Thomas’s New Show Promises Everything’s Gonna Be Okay

Qmmunity chats with the writer, actor, creator about his latest work

"...at some of the harder aspects of life, like mental illness, abortion, and the death of a parent. What..."

Dec. 11, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Erica Lies

Other Worlds SF Festival Is in The Honeymoon Phase

Project Greenlight title will be closing night film

"...a seemingly successful suicide attempt, Richie, who suffers from mental illness, has discovered what appears to be his own..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council Picks Team to Audit APD Rape Cases

The 18-month project will be led by D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum

"...the traditional scope of policing," including homelessness, immigration, and mental illness. Additionally, PERF will make "interim recommendations to APD..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Looking Back on 15 Years of the Townes Van Zandt Documentary

Producer/Director Margaret Brown revisits her movie

"...Van Zandt's. For all his struggles with addiction and mental illness, he remains one of Texas' most influential musicians..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

AFS Grant Winner Over the Rainbow Explores Scientology Beyond the Drama

Finding empathy where there is none

"...secrecy, and treatment (or lack thereof) of those with mental illness. Over the Rainbow trusts that, by now, the..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

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