A filmmaker with mental illness follows three defendants through a specialized mental health probation program. While sharing their rarely seen struggles, she faces her own challenges, making clear just how precarious the ties between people with mental illness, their families and society can be.

In 2015, in the midst of widespread defunding of community mental health care programs across the country, in Chicago, the Cook County Jail has become a default treatment center for people living with mental illness.
While investigating the treatment of detainees, filmmaker Margaret Byrne befriends Angela, Dimitar and Daniel, participants in a mental health court probation program. Their friendship gives each of them the courage to be seen at their most vulnerable. In turn, Margaret begins to confront one of the most difficult periods of her life, culminating in a hospitalization for depression.
What begins as a heartfelt desire to accurately portray the lives of Angela, Dimitar and Daniel, forces Margaret to reckon with her own history of mental illness. Margaret's own hospitalization that occurs during the making of the film, becomes an inspiration to weave her own story into the film. Byrne's intimate observations of the three, captures the hard-fought triumphs and struggles of living at the intersection of mental illness, poverty, and addiction.
Filmed over five years, their stories expose a system designed for punishment, yet used as a replacement for mental health care. The absence of support takes a toll on family members and friends whom Angela, Dimitar and Daniel provide for and depend on. The resulting stigma and isolation keep them caught in cycles of victory and defeat.

ANY GIVEN DAY provides deeply personal insight into the necessity of caring relationships, especially when life is at its most difficult.

a film by Margaret BYRNE

USA, 2021, Documentary Feature, 1h33

Title / Titre : ANY GIVEN DAY
Country / Pays : USA
Year / Année : 2021
Type : Documentary Feature
Duration: 93' (1h33)
Language : English
Colors : Color

Producer
Margaret Byrne

Associate Producer
Latesha Dickerson

Executive Producers
Leslie Norville
Jane Wells

Impact Producer
Latesha Dickerson

Director:
Margaret Byrne

Cinematographer
Margaret Byrne

Sound
Shuling Yong

Composer
Eric Kuhn

Editor
Liz Kaar

Associate Editor
Rory McFadden

PRODUCTION
Beti Films
ITVS International
Three Generations

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
https://anygivendayfilm.com/


FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS / Broadcast

* Premiere Broadcast: July 7, 2022 @ 8/7c /// America ReFramed on WORLD Channel | Streaming: 7/7 - 8/6

* Official Selection /// ReelAbilities Film Festival (Manhattan, USA, 2022) | Screening at Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, onApril 8, 2022 at 7:30PM EST and April 9, 2022 at Maysles Documentary Center 4PM EST | Streaming Online April 7 through 13, 2022 | Includes Filmmaker and Participant Q&A

* Official Selection /// Annapolis Film Festival (Annapolis, USA, 2022) | Screening: April 2, 2022 at 2PM EST, at Asbury United Methodist Church and April 3, 2022 at Maryland Hall BOWEN 10AM EST | Includes Filmmaker Q&A

* Official Selection /// One World Film Festival (Prague, Czech Republic, 2022) | Screening: March 27, 2022 at 5:30PM, at Evald Cinema Národní 28, Praha 1 (Prague) | Includes Filmmaker and Participant Q&A


* Official Selection /// Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Missoula, MT, USA, 2022) | Screening: February 27, 2022 at 2:30 PM, at ZACC 216 W Main St, Missoula, MT | Streaming Online February 28 through March 3, 2022 | Includes Filmmaker Q&A after the screening on February 27


* Screening /// Chicago Filmmakers (Chicago, USA, 2022) | 1326 W. Hollywood Ave. in Chicago | on February 19, 2022 at 7pm | Tickets are $10 | Includes panel discussion with filmmakers and special guests

* Winner, Best Documentary Feature /// Berlin Independent Film Festival (Berlin, Germany, 2021) | Streaming Online February 10 through 16, 2022 (available only in Germany)

* Official Selection /// Spokane International Film Festival (Washington, USA, 2021) | Streaming Online February 4 through 6, 2022 (available in Greater Spokane/Coeur d'Alene metro area, Washington) | Includes Q&A with filmmakers on February 7 at 6pm PST: zoom link

* Official Selection /// Coven Film Festival (Coven, USA, 2021) | Streaming Online December 14 through 19, 2021

* Winner: Amplify Award /// Austin's Capital City Black Film Festival (Austin, USA, 2021) | Streaming Online December 3 through 5, 2021 and In Person at 11AM on December 5, 2021


* Official Selection /// Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, NC, USA, 2021) | November 14, 2021 at 10:30AM at Jengo's Playhouse, Wilmington, NC | Includes Q&A with filmmakers


* Official Selection /// St. Louis International Film Festival (St. Louis, USA, 2021) | Streaming Online November 4 through 21, 2021 & In Person November 21, 2021 at 4PM at Washington U./Brown | Includes Q&A with filmmakers

* Official Selection /// Portland Film Festival (Portland, USA, 2021) | Streaming Online October 6 through November 8, 2021

* Winner, Grand Jury Prize Feature Documentary /// Mystic Film Festival | October 22, 2021 at 11:30AM at Mystic Noank Library (Mystic, CT, USA, 2021)

* Winner, Chicago Award /// 57th Chicago International Film Festival (US premiere, 2021) | Streaming Online October 14 through 24, 2021 & In Theaters October 20 and October 23, 2021 | Includes Q&A with filmmakers

* Quebec Premiere /// 17th FIFBM - Montréal International Black Film Festival (Canada, 2021) - 22 Sept - 3 Oct 2021 | Streaming Online (Available in Canada only) September 22, 2021 through October 3, 2021 | https://montrealblackfilm.com/en/movie/any-given-day/

* Honorable Mention, International Spectrum /// HOT DOCS FILM FESTIVAL (2021, Canada)

* World premiere /// HOT DOCS FILM FESTIVAL (2021, Canada) | Streaming Online April 29, 2021 through May 9, 2021 | Includes Q&A with filmmakers