Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2014

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Iboga Nights Iboga Nights
Iboga Nights and Beneath The Blindfold
Alive Inside: A Story of Music (Country: US; Year: 2014; Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett)
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.
Ana Ana (Country: Netherlands; Year: 2013; Director: Corinne van Egeraat, Petr Lom)
Four Egyptian women talk about their feelings as the optimistic spirit of the revolution fades.
Beneath The Blindfold (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Kathy Berger, Ines Sommer)
A documentary focusing on the enduring physical and psychological effects of torture.
The Crash Reel (Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Lucy Walker)
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.
Everybody's Child (Country: United Kingdom; Year: 2013; Director: Garry Fraser; Writer: Lorna Hutcheon)
Autobiographic film about addiction and getting clean.
Everybody’s Child Everybody’s Child
Everybody’s Child and Alive Inside: A Story of Music
Everybody’s Child (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Garry Fraser; Stars: Garry Fraser), Official Site
A documentary about growing up in Muirhouse and the challenges faced by people living in housing schemes.
Here One Day (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Kathy Leichter)
A filmmaker records her journey to understand and deal with her mother's suicide, exploring stigma around mental health problems.
Iboga Nights (Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: David Graham Scott; Stars: David Graham Scott)
A former drug user investigates the use of the hallucinogen ibogaine to cure addiction.
Mars Project (Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Jonathan Balazs, Andrew Lounsbury)
A musician diagnosed with schizophrenia uses the voices in his head as creative inspiration.
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