Inaugural Innovation in Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Professional Development Award
Awarded by the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
Most Outstanding CME Initiative in Canadian Psychiatry
Awarded by the Canadian Psychiatric Association/Council of Continuing Professional Education
The Frames of Mind Monthly Mental Health Film Series is a long-running and award-winning public education program that uses film as a springboard for meaningful dialogue about mental health and illness.
Each monthly screening pairs a thoughtfully selected feature or documentary with a moderated post-film discussion involving clinicians, researchers, people with lived experience, and the general public. By bringing together cinema and evidence-informed perspectives, the series fosters public education, reduces stigma, and encourages community engagement around complex psychiatric and psychological issues.
Hosted in Vancouver at the Cinematheque theatre, and supported by the UBC Deptartment of Psychiatry, UBC’s Institute of Mental Health and partnerships with mental health organizations, it has become a respected forum where storytelling and scholarship intersect.
Programmer: Selina Crammond, a film curator and cultural worker based in Vancouver on the unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories.
Programmer emeritus: Caroline Coutts, film curator, filmmaker, and programmer of Frames of Mind from its inception in September 2002 to September 2023.
Upcoming Screenings
In My Parents’ House (Im Haus meiner Eltern)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 6:00 pm
Germany 2025 Tim Ellrich
Holle (Jenny Schily), a therapist and spiritual healer who supports clients with a range of health problems, is faced with the pressure of having to care for her elderly parents and her older brother Sven, who has schizophrenia. Sven has been living in his parents’ attic for years, but is deeply uninterested in the family’s affairs, preferring a life of solitude.