Family Centers Co-Sponsors Screening of Mental Health Documentary with Actor Joe Pantoliano on May 13

Family Centers, along with the Avon Theatre and Stamford Public Schools, will host a screening of No Kidding! Me Too! – a documentary conceived and directed by Joe Pantoliano – on Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Avon Theatre in Stamford. NKM2 examines the discrimination bigotry and shame that shrouds the variable degrees of brain dis-ease.

Pantoliano, The New York Times best-selling author and Emmy-winning actor (The Soprano's ) has starred for film like "The Goonies", "Risky Business", "The Fugitive", "The Matrix" and Chris Nolan's "Memento". Pantoliano decided to make No Kidding! Me Too! in 2010 after being treated for clinical depression. Through candid, often humorous discussions Pantoliano and his family on their journey through his depression, as well as the compelling stories of five peoples different diagnoses and their eventual journey through recover. No Kidding! Me Too! breaks down the walls of shame and demands equal rights for the all-American brain.

A Q & A with Pantoliano will immediately follow the film. The screening is free and open to the public. Space is limited and tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. For more information or to reserve your space, email U2RNotAlone@gmail.com.

The screening of No Kidding! Me Too! is also supported by: Fantastic Life Choices, Child Guidance Center, Lower Fairfield County Regional Action Council, Stamford Youth Services Bureau and the Rachel Sottosanti Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 2,400 professionals and trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs. A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Departments of Public Health and Children and Families. Visit www.familycenters.org for additional information.