The Mental State

Friday, June 10, 2022 @ 7:00pm

NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Online for 24 Hours starting at 12:00am and In Person at 7PM

The Mental State – James Camali (Brooklyn, New York) - In the heart of rural Kentucky, a high school senior and his family struggle to cope with the true identity and intentions of a dangerous town shooter. The film follows Andy Cady, an artistic loner, whose severe mental illness causes him intense hallucinations and delusions of his deceased, former-Navy SEAL uncle, Dylan. Dylan convinces Andy to believe destructive conspiracies. Andy’s battle with his illness and the lack of resources for his impoverished mother, Angela, crescendos when he brings a gun to school in the midst of his mania. 2021; 105 min.