Jonah Hill is the funniest actor i’ve ever seen. Starting out in Superbad, it seems from the very start he’s always had star-power. He’s even gotten into directing with the movie Mid90s (recommend if you’re into skateboarding). Now, Jonah is making his own documentary about a topic all of us care about, mental health.
The film will be premiered at Fall Festivals, and i’m interested to see what the movie is like. Jonah says that “this is a documentary about me and my therapist which explores mental health in general”. He goes on to say that he wants to get mental health resources to the public, those which helped him in therapy. Also, he says that he will not be going on press runs in the near future due to anxiety attacks.
You can read the full Jonah Hill open letter below, from Deadline.
“I have finished directing my second film, a documentary about me and my therapist which explores mental health in general called ‘Stutz.’ The whole purpose of making this film is to give therapy and the tools I’ve learned in therapy to a wide audience for private use through an entertaining film.
Through this journey of self-discovery within the film, I have come to the understanding that I have spent nearly 20 years experiencing anxiety attacks, which are exacerbated by media appearances and public facing events.
I am so grateful that the film will make its world premiere at a prestigious film festival this fall, and I can’t wait to share it with audiences around the world in the hope that it will help those struggling. However, you won’t see me out there promoting this film, or any of my upcoming films, while I take this important step to protect myself. If I made myself sicker by going out there and promoting it, I wouldn’t be acting true to myself or to the film.
I usually cringe at letters or statements like this but I understand that I am of the privileged few who can afford to take time off. I won’t lose my job while working on my anxiety. With this letter and with “Stutz,” I’m hoping to make it more normal for people to talk and act on this stuff. So they can take steps towards feeling better and so that the people in their lives might understand their issues more clearly.
I hope the work will speak for itself and I’m grateful to my collaborators, my business partners and to all reading this for your understanding and support.
-Jonah Hill”
