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Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival · 2016

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2016

Shorts

Programme

7 films · 5 reviews

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crISIS

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An effective short film anchored by a strong central performance.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A father and son struggle with grief as bombs go off around Baghdad.

(Country: Germany, Iraq, Italy, United Arab Emirates; Year: 2016; Director: Ali Kareem Obaid)

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Lima

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An exquisitely beautiful piece of stop motion animation.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
An animated film about a son’s struggle to keep the memory of his father alive.

(Country: Iran; Year: 2015; Director: Afshin Roshanbakht, Vahid Jafari)

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One Foot In Reality

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A bold take on a subject it's still all too easy to obfuscate.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A woman discusses the impact of child abuse on her mental health in later life.

(Country: US; Year: 2016; Director: Ramtin Nikzad)

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The Peckham Experiment

In the 1930s, two doctors sought to find out whether, given the right environment, families would naturally start to live full and flourishing lives. The Peckham Experiment led to the creation of the Pioneer Health Centre, a radical vision for encouraging health rather than curing disease.

(Country: UK; Year: 1993; Director: Jini Rawlings)

Talk It Out

Review preview for Talk It Out

The overall standard of acting from the young cast is impressive.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
A teacher setting up an after-school support group prompts young people to think differently about mental health issues.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Kate Burton)

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Transition

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The film challenges notions about masculinity and the culture of expecting trans people to prove themselves by rejecting everything associated with the sex category they were put in at birth.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A documentary portrait of a young trans man.

(Country: Ireland; Year: 2016; Director: Robert Cunningham)

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A Trip To The Moon (Le voyage dans la lune)

(Year: 1902; Director: Georges Méliès; Writer: Jules Verne, Georges Méliès, H.G. Wells; Stars: Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Jeanne d'Alcy, Henri Delannoy, Depierre, Farjaut, Kelm, Georges Méliès)