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Dialogues with Madwomen

Original title: Dialogues with Madwomen
Year: 1994
Running time: 90 min.
Country: United States
Director: Allie Light
Cast: Documentary
Music: Larry Seymour
Cinematography: Irving Saraf
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: This documentary presents a pastiche of illness narratives, the stories of seven women (including the filmmaker and the associate producer) who have struggled with mental illness, including depression, bipolar disorder, and multiple personality disorder. In the process of exploring their illnesses and recoveries, the women discuss experiences that hurt them (rape, misdiagnoses, racism) as well as those that helped them heal (creativity, caring, therapists, and spirituality).

Awards: 1994: Sundance: Freedom of Expression Award

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Dialogues with Madwomen

1994

Allie Light