Out of Mind, Out of Sight (2014)

Directed by

John Kastner

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary was filmed over 18 months inside a Canadian forensic psychiatric facility. It follows patients and staff on two locked wards, showing daily life and treatment in a secure hospital setting.

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What happens

Out of Mind, Out of Sight is a 2014 Canadian documentary film by John Kastner at the Brockville Mental Health Centre. The film concentrates on two floors of the Brockville facility devoted to forensic psychiatry. Over 18 months, Kastner filmed 46 of the 59 patients on the floors, as well as 75 staff members. The film was shot at the Centre at the same time as Kastner was shooting his 2013 film, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible, exploring the personal impact of the mental disorder defence in Canada. Out of Mind, Out of Sight was co-produced by J.S. Kastner Prods. and the National Film Board of Canada in association with TVOntario, and had its world broadcast premiere on TVO on May 7, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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