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Angst - Raising Awareness Around Anxiety

FREE SCREENING

North Valleys High School (1470 E Golden Valley Rd)

January 28th, 2025

6:30pm to 8:00pm

What is the difference between “being anxious” and having an anxiety disorder? Why is there still so much fear and stigma in just talking to others instead of hiding online? What can each of us do to make it better and best engage in a full and happy life? 

Angst is on a mission: to start a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety. The documentary delves into all aspects of our society’s most common mental health challenge with:

  • Candid interviews with kids and teens, who discuss their anxiety, its impacts on their lives and relationships, as well as how they’ve found solutions and hope  
  • Expert perspectives, (from institutions such as Stanford University, Child Mind Institute), who talk about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects and resources to help
  • Tips, tricks and strategies to help reset thinking patterns, push back against anxiety and support others
  • Awareness that anyone can be touched by – and overcome - anxiety, via a unique and revealing interview with mental health advocate Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history

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Part of the beauty of this film is the openness of the children and young adults featured; for some of them, the “Angst” project marks the first time they are publicly sharing their experiences with anxiety. This has an effect on everyone who watches – from adults who realize for the first time that they or a family member has anxiety to students who are reassured to understand what their symptoms represent, or who reach out to their peers to check in. 

The film is recommended for children 10 years and above to be watched with family members.

Watch the movie trailer

Includes a post-film panel discussion and Q&A.

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