
Filmmaker Margaret Byrne @mbyrnefilm and three Chicagoans navigate the complexities of living with mental illness.
Chicago, IL
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SAVE THE DATE: ANY GIVEN DAY Encore Broadcast July 20,2023 @ 8/7C @americareframed on @worldchannel by @mbyrnefilm
NOW STREAMING: @AmericaReFramed’s @AnyGivenDayDoc challenges mental
illness stereotypes and frames its participants as people who, despite facing many systemic
obstacles, persist. This is the last week to watch it for free on the @PBS App.
TONIGHT on @AmericaReFramed: "Depression to me is a lack of connecting. You can
see and hear things but you can't feel anything." See Margaret Byrne profoundly capture her
experiences of living with depression in @AnyGivenDayDoc at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel.
bit.ly/ARF_AGDay
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In @AnyGivenDayDoc, filmmaker Margaret Byrne documents her intimate experiences with depression, creating a profound and vulnerable look at mental illness. See Margaret's story TOMORROW at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. bit.ly/ARF_AGDay
Depression | Any Given Day | Excerpt #3
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@AnyGivenDayDoc "follows Angela Roache-Pena, Daniel Brown Jr., and Dimitar Ivanov through a mental health court in Cook County, IL, as they try to break free from the carceral system." Watch on 9/8 at 8/7c on @WORLDChannel. loom.ly/LrGjTgw
📢📢 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📢📢
Don’t miss an intimate and powerful portrait of living with mental illness in America through
the eyes of four Chicagoans in @AmericaReFramed’s @AnyGivenDayDoc on 9/8 at 8/7c on
@WORLDChannel. bit.ly/ARF_AGDay
#ICYMI: Read more about director @mbyrnefilm and the process of creating ANY GIVEN DAY. Click below!
"Produced by Beti Films, Any Given Day follows the story of three Chicagoans struggling to succeed despite mental health challenges." | @SheriFlanders chicagoreader.com/film/littl…
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"Produced by Beti Films, Any Given Day follows the story of three Chicagoans struggling to succeed despite mental health challenges." | @SheriFlanders chicagoreader.com/film/littl…
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ICYMI: Filmmaker @mbyrnefilm described the making of @AnyGivenDayDoc as part of a special #MeetTheMakers event for #BIPOCMentalHealthAwarenessMonth.
Watch the panel in full: youtu.be/SvIW0Csgu6A
@americareframed @ITVSIndies
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Honoring BIPOC Mental Health Month, #DocumentaryMag's Doc Star of the Month is @mbyrnefilm
whose film @AnyGivenDayDoc premieres on @worldchannel tonight!
documentary.org/blog/doc-sta…
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Welcome back, old friend!
Exploring the intersection of mental illness, poverty and addiction in Chicago's Cook County Jail, @mbyrnefilm's @anygivendaydoc airs tonight at 8pm ET on GBH WORLD: bit.ly/3PdGYTZ
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TOMORROW 8/7c: @AnyGivenDayDoc, @mbyrnefilm follows the daily experiences of 3 #mentalhealth court graduates & explores her own mental health in a vulnerable take on treatment in America. Watch: bit.ly/ARF_AGDay @americareframed @ITVSIndies #BIPOCMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
Any Given Day | Official Promo
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Save the Date: Filmmaker @mbyrnefilm joins us to discuss @AnyGivenDayDoc and what it's like to manage your #mentalhealth in America. Watch the trailer here: bit.ly/ARF_AGDay @americareframed @ITVSIndies #BIPOCMentalHealthAwarenessMonth
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On June 6, join us online for the feature doc "Any Given Day" followed by Drop-In Care Club II with Nathan, Emily, and Ali of The Disability Collective!
Community Partners: Rendezvous with Madness @WorkmanArtsTO, @reframefilmfest, & @JayuCanada
Register: raffto.ca/events/any-given-d…

ALT A banner graphic that reads “ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto. June 6, 2022 with event schedule “5pmET Any Given Day (Virtual Screening). 7pmET Drop-In Care Club (Virtual Event).” There are logos for Open Captioning, Audio Described, CART and ASL on the left side. On the right side is an image of a person kneeling on the sidewalk with their film camera capturing shots of the person they are speaking to.
We are living in difficult times. If you or anyone you know need some support here goes a list of mental health resources in Chicago: namichicago.org/resources, Black mental health resources: vibrant.org/supporting-black… and Latinx mental health resources: mhanational.org/issues/latin…
Thank you @chickeneggpics for selecting ANY GIVEN DAY for this year's cohort of Project: Hatched 🐣. We look forward to learning from our amazing mentors and colleagues over the next few months.
We're proud to announce (via @WomenaHollywood) the newest grantees and finalists of our Project: Hatched🐣 program for documentary impact! 🔗 bit.ly/3yyvt4d
Meet the 6 grantees and 2 finalists ⬇️
Chicago! We’re screening today at 7pm at the University of Chicago, 1155 E. 60th St. Room 142, as part of the Arts and Resilience Film Festival hosted by the Trauma Interest Work Group. See you there! eventbrite.com/e/tiwg-film-f…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness and getting punished for it, Any Given Day portrays a few of those. Help us destigmatize mental illness!
Thank you @ReelAbilities for having us and everyone who came to see Any Given Day’s New York premiere! We are grateful we get to engage in conversation with you all. If you still haven’t gotten the chance to see the film, stay tuned! More screening opportunities are coming up!
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@ReelAbilities Most insightful & empathetic docs:
@AnyGivenDaydoc Dir/participant @mbyrnefilm intimately follows 3 in Chicago’s specialized probation program in mental health court;
@HereIsBetterDoc Dir @JackYoungelson, producer/participant @JasonKander Re: Vets’ PTSD treatments
Thank you for taking part in this year's 14th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival! Make sure to keep up with screenings and events in our ReelAbilities International program (@ReelabilitiesI) and stay tuned for next year's festival.

















