2-day film fest to delve into the mind STAFF REPORTER “Once you get a label of having a mental illness, that stigma stays with you for life,” Jhilmil Breckenridge says in the documentary ‘Come with Me’, produced by ‘Anjali’, a mental health rights organisation from Calcutta. The movie features the lives of four women who faced domestic violence and were treated at government hospitals for mental illness, but are still haunted by their illness despite being cleared by the hospitals. The movie kicked off the two-day biennial film festival ‘Frame of Mind’, organised by the Schizophrenia Research Foundation and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, here on Saturday. According to Thara Srinivasan, director, SCARF, the idea was to increase awareness on mental illness through the festival. “We tried to portray a variety of mental illnesses through the films, and also encourage discussion,” she said. The festival features a mix of documentaries and feature films. On Sunday, the organisations will screen two films — ‘Astu’, a Marathi film on dementia, and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. There will also be an awards function, where director P.C. Sreeram will distribute prizes to the winners of SCARF’s short-film competition. After the ceremony, actor and historian Mohan V. Raman will be speaking on the depiction of mental illness in cinema through the ages. Organised by the Schizophrenia Research Foundation and Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, it seeks to create awareness on mental illness
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:25:21 +0000