43.8 million. That is the number of adults who suffer from mental illness in a given year.
However, only less than half of those people
receive help for their mental health condition. When Gbenga Akinnagbe
read the script for the feature film "Knucklehead" he couldn't get it
out of his head.
Set in Brooklyn, "Knucklehead" is the story of a
young man who suffers from a mental disorder and is convinced that
prescription drugs can cure him. Although it took years for this movie
to come to fruition, Gbenga persisted on bringing his vision to the big
screen.
Recognized for his breakout role in HBO's "The
Wire," Gbenga stars alongside Emmy Award winner Alfre Woodard who plays
his abusive mother. The movie takes an alternate point of view from the
eyes of someone who severely suffers from a mental disability.
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