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‘Film is psychosis’: filmmakers with lived experience

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The presentation juxtaposes the practice of psychiatry with the creative processes involved in filmmaking. It proposes a correlation between the representation of reality in film, and the processing of visual information. It is informed by autobiographical case study films written and directed by individuals with experience of psychosis. In-depth analysis of film conventions employed by filmmakers with experience of psychosis indicate the potential benefits of further research into collaboration with, and contributions from, those filmmakers. Disclosure of Interest None Declared
Author: S. Anderson
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,300
OpenAlex ID: W4414181269
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