Pitching in the Dark

The main characters of Pitching in the Dark, a brother and sister, meet in New Orleans to make a crucial decision. Due to a new federal program (circa 1982), their biological mother is about to be released from a mental hospital where she has been locked away for most of the sibling's lives. Their inward and outward journeys reflect on the powerful impact that mental illness has on families and the humane treatment needed to counter the stigma and to make advances toward healing.