And Don't Call Me Crazy
Poland2024animated13'National Competition
The protagonist, who is treated at a mental health facility, carries out the vivisection of the psychiatric care system. Physicians do not have enough time to get to know and understand their patients. They formulate easy-to-classify diagnoses, prescribe pills and ‘normal’ life, such as work, family and stabilisation. The main character is trying to escape this reality by listening to interesting discussions on mental illnesses conducted by people with bird heads. The film provides a sad review of the healthcare system in which a diagnosis is for doctors, while for patients it signifies stigmatisation and the treatment of symptoms, not looking for causes.
- directed by
- Dorota SkupniewiczQ&A guest
Film director living in Belfast (Northern Ireland). She grew up during the onset of brutal capitalism in Poland, following the change of system in the country. This had a profound impact on her overall worldview and creative output. Throughout most of her life, she has been involved in activities advocating for human rights and the planet. She is a graduate of Animation at the University of Arts in Poznań. She is affiliated with the organization IDHA NYC.
- cinematography
- Franco Cisilino, Dorota Skupniewicz, Kasper Piasecki, Marta Przybyłowska, Franco Rigazio, Evita Melne
- script
- Dorota Skupniewicz
- animated by
- Dorota Skupniewicz, Marta Przybyłowska, Karolina Rosińska-Roszczyniała
- cast
- Dorota Skupniewicz, Franco Cisilino, Maciej Fechner, Łukasz Augustyniak, Marta Przybyłowska
- music
- Aidan Kamiński
- sound
- Aidan Kamiński, Michał Kosterkiewicz
- editing
- Marcin Roszczyniała, Dorota Skupniewicz
- production
- Ewa Jastrzębska, Jerzy Kapuściński (Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association)
- Photo
- Trailer