The lack of understanding about schizophrenia creates stigma for Indonesian people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The society thinks that people with schizophrenia are useless and dangerous so they tend to lock and isolate them. Till now, information provided on the electronic media are consisted negative side of schizophrenia. This research aims to create a film and tested its effectiveness in reducing stigma about recovery from schizophrenia among community leader. This study was a quasi-experimental with pretest and posttest control group design. There were 60 samples of community leader consisting 30 people of intervention group and 30 people of control group. Sampling quota was used to determine sample. Intervention group gain exposure of a film entitled “Is it possible to live happily with schizophrenia?” meanwhile control group has no intervention. The result shows that there is a difference between score of pretest and posttest on group of control and intervention (p=0,000), means that health education using film which show the positive things about recovery from schizophrenia has succeeded to improve perception of community leader toward schizophrenia. So, it can be used to change community’s perception and combat stigma about schizophrenia.
