The inaugural Open Mind Film Festival is presented by The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. The Friends is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with mental illness  by supporting research to advance innovative treatments and sponsoring educational programs to raise awareness and erase stigma. The Friends sponsor and produce the Open Mind, a lecture and film series that brings together thought leaders in science and culture to present educational programs about mental health issues as a free public service to …Home     Events/Reservations  Past Events/ Videos     About The Friends     #WOW2021    About The Institute     Join Our Community   Film Festival      (242) TheFriendsoftheSemel – YouTube