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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival · 2014

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2014

Documentaries

Programme

9 films · 3 reviews

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Alive Inside: A Story of Music

Five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia - many of them alone in nursing homes. A man with a simple idea discovers that songs embedded deep in memory can ease pain and awaken these fading minds. Joy and life are resuscitated, and our cultural fears over aging are confronted.

(Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett)

Ana Ana

Four Egyptian women talk about their feelings as the optimistic spirit of the revolution fades.

(Country: Netherlands; Year: 2013; Director: Corinne van Egeraat, Petr Lom)

Beneath The Blindfold

Review preview for Beneath The Blindfold

It's a testament to the bravery of the participants in this film that they have been willing to face their suffering again in order to communicate the scale of the problem.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A documentary focusing on the enduring physical and psychological effects of torture.

(Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Kathy Berger, Ines Sommer)

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The Crash Reel

The jaw-dropping story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snow boarding; and one explosive issue, traumatic brain injury. An epic rivalry between Kevin and Shaun White culminates in a life-changing crash and a comeback story with a difference.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Lucy Walker)

Everybody's Child

Autobiographic film about addiction and getting clean.

(Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Garry Fraser; Writer: Lorna Hutcheon)

Everybody's Child

Review preview for Everybody's Child

In taking us on a tour of Muirhouse. Fraser doesn't try to cover anything up.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A documentary about growing up in Muirhouse and the challenges faced by people living in housing schemes.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Garry Fraser; Stars: Garry Fraser) , Official site

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Here One Day

A filmmaker records her journey to understand and deal with her mother's suicide, exploring stigma around mental health problems.

(Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Kathy Leichter)

Iboga Nights

Review preview for Iboga Nights

Scott's voice brings a welcome authenticity to the subject and gets at social and cultural issues that outsiders routinely miss.

Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
A former drug user investigates the use of the hallucinogen ibogaine to cure addiction.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: David Graham Scott; Stars: David Graham Scott)

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Mars Project

A musician diagnosed with schizophrenia uses the voices in his head as creative inspiration.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Jonathan Balazs, Andrew Lounsbury)