On ethically capturing schizophrenia on screen w/ Eli
Freyia (she/her) and Eli (she/her) get deep into the ethics and considerations necessary to present those who experiencing mental distress on screen, as they explore Eli’s working process creating an ode in documentary form to her close friend Chris, who lives with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
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The Chris Project Teaser
https://vimeo.com/479615110
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Content Warnings:
Discussion of psychosis symptom specifics and the ethics of looking at, depicting and recording people in different states of mental distress throughout.
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References:
Freyia’s episode on Eli’s podcast, The Bend
https://www.thebendpodcast.com/episodes/episode-31-freyia
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What Is Feminism? - Lisa Day
https://wgs.eku.edu/what-feminism-0
Feminist Theory In Literature and Film - Dr Michael J Bernsten
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Women In Horror Month
Website: https://www.womeninhorrormonth.com/about
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FilmFreeway
Website: https://filmfreeway.com/FinalGirlsBerlinFilmFestival
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Final Girls Film Festival Upcoming and Previous Events
https://www.finalgirlsberlin.com/events
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Wench Film Festival Mumbai
Website: https://www.wenchfilmfestival.com
Instagram: @wench.filmfestival
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCrWFdBL270j9RkaObOiGgkA
Twitter: @WenchFilmFest
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How To Become An Intuitive Eating Counsellor Or Lay Facilitator
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Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review - Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith and J. Bradley Layton
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WS6sE_6ozq1ZswLtlJiX69cXB_OYv3II/view?usp=drivesdk
Advancing Social Connection as a Public Health Priority in the United States - Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Theodore F Robles and David A Sbarra
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sPFjfV76gk75MnDdAxEOotmeYPR7Gk3q/view?usp=drivesdk
Emotional Coregulation in Close Relationships - Emily A. Butler and Ashley K. Randall
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1754073912451630
Emotional Biochemistry - Pilar Gerasimo
https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/emotional-biochemistry
When Hearts Beat as One - Avery Hurt
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/when-hearts-beat-as-one
What Do Mirror Neurons Really Do - SciShow
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pGYKcqzG_7M
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What Is A Third Culture Kid? - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/third-culture-kid
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Ode definition
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ode
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Hear Me Out: The 'Up' series is the greatest documentary serial of all time - Calum Russell
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/up-series-is-greatest-documentary-serial-all-time
The Bend episode with Tony from the ‘Up’ Series:
https://anchor.fm/elinor-lewy/episodes/Episode-27-Tony-The-Up-Series-e1m7k68
The Up Series
ITV: https://www.itv.com/watch/the-7-up-collection/3a0317
Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-up-series/umc.cmc.6g1c3j4319qnihn3kbie0w56x
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Boyhood
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065073
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Waking Life
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243017
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Donnie Darko
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Clean, Shaven
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0106579/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0010323/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Rosemarie Garland-Thompson
Website: https://rosemariegarlandthomson.com
Staring At The Other - Rosemarie Garland-Thompson
https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/610/787
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A Brief Dark History Of Freak Shows - A Day In History
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tBcTMfZYWXE
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Who Is Yayoi Kusama - Tate Kids
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-yayoi-kusama
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Meltdowns - a guide for all audiences - National Autistic Society
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns/all-audiences
Recovering From An Autistic Meltdown - Yo Samdy Sam
Ban Autistic Children Meltdown Videos - Holistic Autistic
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Cathode Cinema
Watch: www.cathodetv.com
Instagram: @cathodecinema
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Girlfriends
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0077613/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Frances Ha
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2347569/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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Credits:
H O S T
Freyia Lilian
G U E S T
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
Website: https://www.finalgirlsberlin.com
Instagram: @finalgirlsfilmfest
Twitter: @finalgirlsfest
YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@finalgirlsberlinfilmfestiv232/videos
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/finalgirls
The Bend Podcast
Website:
www.thebendpodcast.com
https://anchor.fm/elinor-lewy
Instagram: @thebendpodcast
Birds Of A Feather Film Series Events
Instagram: @birds_of_a_feather_film_series
Screenings take place at Oblomov Kreuzkoelin - Lenaustr. 7 12047 Berlin
D I S T R I B U T I O N P A R T N E R
Strong365
Website: https://strong365.org
M E N T O R S H I P
Chantel Garret (she/her)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantelgarrett
Mili Mehta (she/her)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mili-mehta-85811510
M U S I C
Foxhunt (he/him)
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/foxhunt-official
S O U N D
Will Ainsworth (he/him)
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If you are concerned about your mental health, Folie À Deux always recommends turning to trusted members of your community first.
In the words of Drs Amelia and Emily Nagoski:
“The cure for burnout isn’t self care, it’s all of us caring for each other.”
Access allowing, spending your time and resources finding a supportive professional you gel with can be invaluable to your journey.
If you are in crisis and you don’t know where to turn, Strong 365 hosts their own free 24 hour peer led online mental health chat which can be found here:
https://www.7cups.com/p/strong365/?wla=strong365
A thorough list of mental health helplines for a range of countries can be found here:
https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm
The world is better with you in it.
