Out of the shadow / directed, produced and photographed by Susan Smiley ; coproducer, Elizabeth Massie.
2004
RC514 .O98 2004
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Title
Out of the shadow / directed, produced and photographed by Susan Smiley ; coproducer, Elizabeth Massie.
Publication Details
Los Angeles, CA : Vine Street Pictures, [2004]
Language
English
Language Note
English soundtrack, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Description
1 videodisc (67 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
RC514 .O98 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.898
Summary
"This very personal documentary chronicles the filmmaker's mother, Millie, who has schizophrenia, as she suffers through the chaos of our mental health system as well as that of her own mind. A story of madness and dignity, shame and love, this intimate film illuminates a national plight through one family's struggle and helps dispel the stigmas and misconceptions surrounding this harrowing illness"--Container.
Note
Special features: new short fim "The epilogue to Out of the shadow"; filmmaker interview; deleted scenes; extra interviews.
As both narrator, participant and legal guardian, filmmaker Susan Smiley chronicles the life of her mother Millie, a diagnosed schizophrenic, as she navigates through the chaos of the public health system as well as that of her own mind.
As both narrator, participant and legal guardian, filmmaker Susan Smiley chronicles the life of her mother Millie, a diagnosed schizophrenic, as she navigates through the chaos of the public health system as well as that of her own mind.
Credits
Editors, Joel Plotch and Jonathan Oppenheim ; music composed by Hector H. Perez and B. Quincy Griffin.
Audience
Not appropriate for children under 12 years.
System Details Note
DVD.
Awards
Official selection, Silverdocs ; official selection, Vancouver International Film Festival.
Added Author
Smiley, Susan.
Massie, Elizabeth.
Massie, Elizabeth.
Added Corporate Author
Vine Street Pictures.
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