Dr. Betsy Usher’s Mental Health Films
I AM Borderline: Self Regulation Project
I Am Borderline was written/directed/produced by Dr. Betsy Usher, cinematographer was Thom Kuo. I Am Borderline was written reducing the stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Betsy Usher wrote her dissertation on the Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder which lead to her idea to make the film while in her Postdoc Fellowship at Wright Institute Los Angeles.
I Am Borderline went viral and reached over 1 millions views, was in 16 film festivals, and won the Art With Impact Award in 2016.
The title was created as a campaign to help show that those with BPD are more than their diagnosis. They are mothers, teachers, doctors, friends, daughter, sons, therapists, artists, and so much more.
This short film is a new wave of mental health film by Dr. Betsy Usher to create positive change in the world of mental health.
Voices of Warriors: Short Film on Sexual Abuse
Voices of Warriors was written/directed/produced by Dr. Betsy Usher. Voices of Warriors was created and birthed to help those who have had sexual abuse or sexual assault in their past or present. Voices of Warriors addresses the issues of childhood abuse and incest, intimate partner sexual abuse, and domestic abuse in the home.
In this short film, the women after a lifetime of bravery of sexual abuse find the courage to become warriors and find their power within. At the end, the women and girls come together as a community of survivors to empower each other, provide a safe place to be themselves and share, and to be as shiny as they couldn’t possibly be; no one dimming their
What Happened If You Told Your Story
While conducting her postdoc fellowship at Wright Institute Los Angeles Dr. Betsy Usher created one of the first mental health commercials. It is been common practice for mental health practices to not have artistic creative commercials.
Dr. Usher elicited participation of fellow employees at the institute and created a commercial around one question: What Would Happen If You Told Your Story? This encouraged viewers to question how would their life change if they told their life story.