Thank you CBC for adding filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk’s documentary Breaking Loneliness to your list of “Real talk about mental illness: 8 docs to watch.”
“One of five Canadians will be diagnosed with mental illness. Here are some of their stories...
Being lonely in a world of people has sometimes been labelled an epidemic in modern society. "I think it's really important people are not embarrassed to admit they are lonely. I think there's a taboo we don't want to say we're lonely," says filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk.
According to Yanchyk, loneliness is a social epidemic impacting all age groups around the world, a problem that is now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks to real people who are finding ways to escape loneliness and social isolation by creating their own communities.”