One of techniques the film uses is Theroux’s voice-over. (Steven Meiers Dominguez/Section 5, Inc.) Justine Bateman is the writer, producer and director of "Violet," which she will screen in Chicago on Thursday. Public events in the coming months include a lecture on the depictions of women with bipolar disorder, another on portrayals of disassociation and yet another that examines the ways race is often equated with trauma in pop culture. Part low-key satire of the movie business, part psychological portrait of a woman gradually finding a way to push through her anxieties, “Violet” is the directorial debut of Bateman, who initially established her career as an actor, notably on the 1980s TV comedy “Family Ties.” She is a producer here as well and will be screening the film Thursday at Northwestern University as part of an ongoing schedule of events organized by the new Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab for the Creation of Mental Health via Cinematic Arts, a program aimed at encouraging aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters think about issues around mental health - specifically how it is portrayed on screen - in a more nuanced way. Olivia Munn in "Violet," playing a woman whose fears and insecurities are sometimes seen as words scribbled on the screen.
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