MINDSCAPES The Great Lakes Mental Health Film Festival
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MINDSCAPES The Great Lakes Mental Health Film Festival is a mental health-focused film event in Forster, Australia, presented by This Is My Brave Australia. It is notable for programming films that challenge stigma, highlight lived experience, and foreground social justice and human rights in mental health storytelling, making it part of a broader activist and advocacy-oriented festival circuit.[1]
Last updated Aug 15, 2026
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- 6 years of verifiable history
- 1 verified pro signal
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- No physical screenings
- Trust status under active review
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