MAURYORNEST

Upcoming Screenings and Exhibits: ​​​​​

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To host a screening of OUTSIDER, please contact Laura Ornest at LOrnest@gmail.com. 

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April 11 - June 20, 2026: dnj Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Art exhibit; a group show by artists with mental health challenges

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May 2026 - Sanctuary Centers, Santa Barbara, CA

Maury Ornest's artwork on display as part of Sanctuary Centers' art exhibit for Mental Health Awareness Month

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June 27, 2026 - Altadena Community Center, Altadena, CA

OUTSIDER screening and panel discussion*, 2pm-4pm

 

*Panelists include Lyn Morris, LMFT and Chief Executive Officer at Didi Hirsch, bringing 20+ years of executive leadership and a national reputation as a suicide prevention expert, and mental health advocate and retired KNX radio journalist Laura Ornest, Maury's sister. 

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August 6 - 8, 2026: American Psychological Association's Annual Conference, Washington DC and Virtual

OUTSIDER Poster Presentation

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September 10, 2026 - Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, ME

OUTSIDER screening and panel discussion*, 7pm

 

*Panelists: Eric Hopkins, exhibited artist with work represented at the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Portland Museum of Art (Maine), and owner of the Eric Hopkins Gallery in Rockland, ME.; Laura Ornest, Maury Ornest’s sister and founder of OUTSIDER Project.

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Past Screenings and Exhibits:

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May 19, 2026 - American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

OUTSIDER screening as part of APA's Mini Film Festival; one of five total films selected

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May 1, 2026 - L/A Arts in Lewiston, ME

ArtVan, in partnership with L/A Arts and the LA Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

OUTSIDER screening, panel discussion, and opening night reception: May 1, 5pm-7pm

 

Panelists: Dr. Ellen F. Finch, Practicing Clinician and Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bates College; Jamie Silvestri, Founder and Program Director, ArtVan; Gerald Walsh, Arts Agency Manager, LA Arts; Laura Ornest, Maury Ornest’s sister and founder of OUTSIDER Project.

 

Moderator: Ray Dumont, Executive Director, The Public Theatre.

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April 19, 2026 - dnj Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Opening night reception: Saturday April 11, 6pm-8pm

OUTSIDER screening and panel discussion: April 19, 3pm-5pm

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Panelists: Lyn Morris, CEO Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services and LMFT; Dr. Jonathan Sherin, Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences at UCLA, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at USC, former Director at Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, and Faculty Advisory Board Member at UCLA Friends of Semel Institute; Laura Ornest, mental health advocate, retired KNX radio journalist, sister of Maury Ornest.

 

Moderator: Miles Beller, literature editor of C.G. Jung Institute’s Psychological Perspectives journal.

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March 28, 2026 - Gallery 169, Santa Monica Canyon, CA

Screening of OUTSIDER 5:30pm and 7pm, followed immediately by art exhibit and opening night reception.

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Oct. 30, 2025 - Harvard University HUM 2: Introduction to the Medical and Health Humanities, Cambridge, MA

​Harvard professor Karen Thornber; Laura Ornest participates in class Q&A.

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Oct. 9, 2025 - Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME

Panelists: Sarah Balascio, instructor for MECA&D's online Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy; Mary Michola Fibich, MA, Registered Art Therapist; Elly Lovin LCPC-c; Dr. Cynthia Sortwell M.D., Psychiatrist, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University and Maine Medical Center. 

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Sept. 16, 2025 - The historic Strand Theatre, co-presented by Maine Public, Rockland, ME

Panelists: Cynthia Sortwell, M.D., Psychiatrist, and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University and Maine Medical Center; Mia Bogyo, Education Director at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland. 

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Keith Shortall, Maine Public’s Senior Editor, moderated the panel.

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June 29, 2025 - Temple KI hosts at Lionsgate Screening Room, Santa Monica, CA

Panelists: Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D., Psychiatrist, Adelpha Psychiatric Group Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. 

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May 16, 2025 - Southern Oregon University, Creativity Conference, Ashland, OR

Presented by UC Santa Barbara Chair of Psychology, Dr. Steve Smith;

Among the panelists: Drexel University Professor of Neuropsychology, Dr. Eric Zillmer.

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May 5 and May 27, 2025 - Maine Public Television, scheduled broadcast 9pm ET

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May 4, 2025 - Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME

Panelists: Dr. Cynthia Sortwell child psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, clinical assistant professor, Tufts University; Catherine Ryder, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Spurwink; Sara Balascio, art therapist, ArtVan.

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January, 2025 – Presented by Jewish Family Services and Vancouver Jewish Film Festival at The Roundhouse in Vancouver, B.C.

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December 2024 – Harbor UCLA Hospital, Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA

Panelists: Dr. Michael Makhinson, Temporary Chair Department of Psychiatry, Harbor UCLA Hospital.

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December, 2024 – Hillel UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Panelists: Dr. Caryn Bernstein, Deputy Division Chief of Behavioral Health at Los Angeles VA Medical Center; Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA.​​

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November, 2024 – Beit T’shuvah Recovery House, Los Angeles, CA

Panelists: psychiatrist, Dr. Binyamin Amrami; Rabbi Jade Carter. Panel moderated by Chaplain Adam Siegel, Director of Spiritual Care and Programming, Beit T'Shuvah.

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November, 2024 – University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Panelists: UCSB Director of Athletics, Dr. Kelly Barsky; Art Professor, Jane Callister; Director of psychological services UCSB, Dr. Steve Smith, Teaching Professor of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology; Chair and Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic Director.

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October, 2024 – Bowdoin College, Department of Film Studies, Brunswick, ME

Panelists: Shelley Roseboro, Associate Director of Clinical Services, Bowdoin College; Licensed counselor.

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August, 2024 – Historic Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro, ME

Panelists: Jeremy Nobel,, MD, MPH, founder and president of The Foundation for Art & Healing, and Project UnLonely; Faculty Harvard Medical School; Dr. Cynthia Sortwell, child psychiatrist, psychoanalyst; Eric Meyer, executive director Spurwink Services.

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June, 2024 – Resnick Campus of Wilshire Blvd. Temple, Los Angeles, CA

Panelists:  Dr. Mary Read, Medical Director, Outpatient Services, Harbor-UCLA Hospital; Supervising Psychiatrist, LA County Department of Mental Health; Clinical Professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. 

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June, 2024 – Beach Cities Health District, Redondo Beach, CA

Panelists: Dr. Michael Collins, gallery owner, and psychotherapist.

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May, 2024 - Schizophrenia Society of Canada, Zoom screening

Panelists: CEO Chris Summerville: Dr. Phil Tibbo, Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; artist Nigel Bart who has schizophrenia.

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February, 2024 – Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, CA 

Panelists: Dr. David Fogelson, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

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November, 2023 – Vista Del Mar, Los Angeles, CA

Panelists: Dr. Stephen Marder, Professor of Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Education; Director of the Section on Psychosis at the UCLA Semel Institute; Director of the Mental Illness Research, Education Clinical Center for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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October, 2023 – Montclair Film Festival, WINNER of Audience Award for Best Short 

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June, 2023 – UCLA Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA

​Panelists: Dr. Michael Gitlin, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Director of the Mood Disorders Clinic at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Medical Director of the Aftercare Clinic, a research clinic specializing in schizophrenia, and Director of Specialty Clinics.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​