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An Island of the Mind

An Island of the Mind

2025•1h 21m•Documentary

When stability feels impossible, connection becomes the cure.

A homeless man with schizophrenia slowly embraces antipsychotic medication under Hawaii's only willing psychiatrist and a court mandate, while a man in recovery offers rare insight into mental illness as he fights to reclaim stability.

Tony Ung · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 4, 2025
Budget$57,000

Actors

Chad Koyanagi

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Clint Oka

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Ainoa Heen

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Shona Cobb

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David Warman

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Connie Mitchell

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Cush Hall

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Chezarae Ramos

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Anisa Wiseman

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