Underplayed Gems

Bipolar: A Narration of Manic Depression (2011)

Bipolar: A Narration of Manic Depression poster
Directed by
Daniel Ruczko
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
35 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short film presents a personal narrative about living with manic depression. It uses a combination of imagery and music to convey the experience of the condition from a first-person perspective.

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What happens

Daniel Ruczko (born 3 July 1982) is a director, author, composer, writer and music producer. He started producing music at the age of 12 on his Amiga 500 computer using the software Protracker, a couple of years later that lead to a career as an internationally known DJ and producer. After spending most of his twenties releasing records on numerous labels and touring the globe as a DJ, in 2010 Ruczko went to a music school in Hamburg, Germany to become a Film Music composer. In the same year he won an award for the concept of his short film "Bipolar - A Narration of Manic Depression" which was chosen by the German actor Matthias Schweighöfer. "Bipolar" got Daniel a lot of attention and also his first awards.. Throughout his creative career, Daniel has received over 60 awards for his films, three of which have been screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival. Ruczko works on commercials and music videos under his company name Misfit Media, as well as film projects under his company name Mind Pollution Pictures. In 2018 Daniel moved to Los Angeles to work as a film director, author and producer. He still composes and also produces all the music for a Hip hop group that he is a member of, together with the Rappers "Kayohes", "V3rb" & "Steez". He also still produces various styles of electronic music According to IMDb Ruczko is currently working on a feature film with the writer Michael Reisz (Truth or Dare) that is believed to have a budget of 7 million dollars. In July 2023, Ruczko published his first novel entitled "Pieces of a Broken Mind", which according to him includes some autobiographical elements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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