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
Paul
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:00 pm
Canada 2025 Director Denis Côté
“Cleaning to save my life” is the opening refrain of Paul’s social media reels. Paul, a 34-year-old content creator from Montreal, is a self-described “simp”—a person, typically a man, who provides devoted servitude to another person, often a love interest. Struggling with being overweight and emerging from ten years of depression, Paul openly enjoys submissive experiences based on cleaning.