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Based on the experiences of Robert and Jay Neugeboren, Imaging Robert is a true story of madness and survival in an American family For 17 million Americans, severe, long-term mental illness is a fact of life—a fact little understood by the majority of their fellow citizens. In an effort to raise public awareness of the day-to-day impact mental illness has on families, this intimate documentary profiles Robert Neugeboren and his brother, Jay, as decade after decade they cope with Robert’s schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Drawing on Jay’s heart-rending yet uplifting family memoir of the same title, the program deftly reveals the engaging personality of Robert while expressing Jay’s considerable frustration in dealing with the mental health establishment. As instructive as it is insightful, Imagining Robert is ideal for opening a sympathetic dialogue on the treatment and impact of mental disorders.