I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia is a documentary film about schizophrenia.[1] This 65-minute, black-and-white film was written and directed by Robert Bilheimer.[2] Bilheimer began working on the film soon after being nominated for an Academy Award for the film The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out.[3] Psychiatrist Stephen Mark Goldfinger cowrote the film.[4]
| I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Bilheimer Richard Young |
| Written by | Robert Bilheimer |
| Produced by | William Wheeler |
| Starring | Susan Gingerich Fredrick J. Frese |
| Cinematography | Richard Young |
| Edited by | Lorraine Salk |
| Music by | Susan Justin |
Production company | Worldwide Documentaries |
| Distributed by | Wheeler Communications |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression aided in the film's production,[5] which was complete by 1992, despite the film not being released until 1996.[6] The following year, a VHS recording of the film was distributed by Wheeler Communications.[7] Susan Gingerich appears in the film,[8] as does Fredrick J. Frese.[9] A National Health Service Corps reviewer called the film "extraordinarily moving."[10]
References
edit- ^ "UI to host premiere of documentary film about schizophrenia". University of Iowa. January 29, 1997. Retrieved August 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Not My Life". United Nations Association Film Festival. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ "Stephen Mark Goldfinger, MD". SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Retrieved August 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Truth About One Mental Illness from People Striving to Lead Normal Lives". Schizophrenia.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ Nancy Keefe Rhodes (2012). "Not My Life: Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer's Latest Meditation on Good and Evil" (PDF). Stone Canoe: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ Robert Bilheimer (1997). I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia (Motion picture). New York City.
- ^ Alan S. Bellack (2013). Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia, Second Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide. Guilford Press. p. iv. ISBN 978-1462513963.
- ^ Natasha Tracy (August 3, 2010). "Surviving Schizophrenia Video". HealthyPlace.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ Stephen M. Goldfinger; Kenneth Duckworth; Constantine Iouannou (June 30, 1999). "National Health Service Corps Educational Program for Clinical and Community Issues in Primary Care: Mental Health Module". American Medical Student Association. p. 14. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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