Hollywood Often Gets OCD Wrong: Actor & Director Speak Out
Hollywood has never shied away from portraying obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) — but it often gets it wrong. Typically, OCD is reduced to a punchline, a quirky habit, or a stereotype about neatness and handwashing. In this episode, TV & movie actor Rachel Alig and award-winning filmmaker Sam Sabawi take us behind the scenes of their acclaimed short film “For All I Know” to show how OCD can — and should — be portrayed with truth and compassion.
Sam, who lives with OCD, explains why lazy writing has distorted public understanding and how he used his lived experience to create an authentic…
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