Director Ted Balaker 'The Coddling of the American Mind'

Film Festival Radio

GUEST: Director Ted Balaker: In 2012, anxiety, depression, and suicide rates among young adults began to rise dramatically, leaving experts baffled and searching for answers. The Coddling of the American Mind, based on the New York Times bestselling book by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, explores this mental health crisis through the intertwined stories from filmmakers Ted Balaker and Courtney Moorehead Balaker (Little Pink House). The Coddling of the American Mind delves into the personal battles facing young people while exploring the larger mental health crisis affecting an entire generation of five remarkable twenty-somethings, as they enter college, their bright futures are soon overshadowed by fear and despair. WEBSITE: www.thecoddlingmovie.com/index.html