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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 min. 43 sec.) ; 361841531 bytes |
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*Coarse Language*In Felicity's Mental Mission multi-award winning comedian Felicity Ward takes up the challenge of breaking down the stigmas around mental health. It's a subject that Felicity feels well equipped to explore - she lives with anxiety and a few years ago wrote about it in her comedy show 'Honestly'.Teaming up with Mental Health Australia, Felicity bravely takes on a mission to get 3,000 promises on their online 'promise wall'. If her campaign is successful, she promises to face her fears and fly upside down in a stunt plane.Along the way, we meet some of her comic friends such as Celia Pacquola, Rhys Nicholson and Sammy J and Randy, as well as talking to musician Missy Higgins and Rapper 360 who have both had their own experience of mental illness. Felicity also finds out about, and even participates in, some of the latest research around mental illness.In Felicity's Mental Mission we witness first-hand how anxiety affects Felicity. The filming takes place in the middle of her hectic national comedy tour and her comedy routine is intercut throughout. Her cheeky observations and interactions take us on an entertaining, candid and thought-provoking journey into the world of mental illness.Felicity's Mental Mission screens during ABC Mental As - a week-long initiative in support of Mental Health Week which aims to encourage Australians to start talking about mental illness and to give to mental health research.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Hosted by Felicity Ward. Created and executive produced by Jennifer Collins (Screentime). Produced, directed and written by Heather Nash. ABC TV Commissioning Editor: Anita Brown. A Screentime production developed in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Broadcast 2014-10-06 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Anxiety -- Psychological aspects.
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Mentally ill women.
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Women comedians.
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Streaming video
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Dubus, Alexis, contributor
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Hickey, Geradine, contributor
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Keck, Simon, contributor
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Nicolson, Rhys, contributor
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Ward, Felicity, contributor
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