I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia (1996)

Directed by

Robert Bilheimer, Richard Young

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This black-and-white documentary focuses on the realities of living with schizophrenia. It features interviews with individuals who have the condition and mental health professionals. The film aims to present a direct and honest look at the disorder.

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What happens

I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia is a documentary film about schizophrenia. This 65-minute, black-and-white film was written and directed by Robert Bilheimer. Bilheimer began working on the film soon after being nominated for an Academy Award for the film The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out. Psychiatrist Stephen Mark Goldfinger cowrote the film. The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression aided in the film's production, which was complete by 1992, despite the film not being released until 1996. The following year, a VHS recording of the film was distributed by Wheeler Communications. Susan Gingerich appears in the film, as does Fredrick J. Frese. A National Health Service Corps reviewer called the film "extraordinarily moving." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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