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SIDE BY SIDE: A JOURNEY WITH DEPRESSION on DVD
Written and performed by Brian Wetzel
Directed by Lizann Bassham
Rated PG-13
Recorded live at the Glaser Center in March of 2007

Since debuting in September of 2004 in Northern California to sold out shows, Brian Wetzel's autobiographical one man show, "Side by Side - A Journey With Depression - a funny look at serious survival" has toured full time in the Western United States and performed at venues as diverse as Stanford University and Napa State Mental Hospital.

Brian Wetzel, was a professional stand-up comedian whose career and personal life were absorbed by his struggle with clinical depression, and subsequent addiction. Bringing his sense of humor and experiences together in his one-man show, Brian takes his audience on a unique journey of laughter, painful truth, and finally, hope. By walking side by side with the affliction, he finds a way to keep surviving, keep learning, and keep living.

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What people have said about "Side by Side - A Journey With Depression":

"Everyone really got a lot out of the show... I believe those who have not been clinically depressed got empathy, those who treat the depressed got understanding and ideas about treatment and those who suffer from it got validation and a feeling that they are understood and not alone."

~Donnovan SomeraYisrael
Health Education Specialist
Vaden Health Center
Stanford University

"The fact that Brian is able to provide such an honest yet hilarious perspective on a topic like depression is amazing."

~James Christie
Crisis Line Counselor
San Francisco Suicide Prevention

"Brian's show candidly transports you to the intimate recesses of his mind amid his turbulent struggles with clinical depression. He will bring you laughter, grief, compassion and hope while touching the depths of your very soul. ..After seeing Brian's show you will never think of mental illness in the same way again."

~Elena Alioto
National Alliance on Mental Illness