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‘In the Real: A Review’ by Lois Arkley, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Teeside University

Re-posted with permission from Hearing the Voice Lois Arkeley is a Trainee Clinical Psychologist at Teesside University. She writes: Earlier this month I attended the UK launch of In the Real by Conor McCormack at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne. My initial expectation was that the film would focus on Read more…

By mdiclhumanities, 6 years3 years ago
Film Review

Film review: Fill the void

Directed by Rama Burshtein, Fill the void (2012) offers a striking and dramatic insight into a haredi Jewish family in Israel, a way of life that is often poorly understood and unfairly represented. It charts the tragic death of a pregnant woman, and the turbulent decision that her sister takes Read more…

By benkasstan, 7 years3 years ago
Film Review

Review – Desert Runners (2013)

Some materialists are fond of pointing out that we are things among countless other human and non-human things. Composed of all that cellular stuff, we are never quite ourselves, never exactly contemporary with every aspect of what we might call our ‘self’. Some think this cheerless while others might find Read more…

By willviney, 8 years3 years ago
Exhibitions, Performances and Screenings

Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival Film Awards

Cheryl McGeachan writes: On Wednesday the 24th October the sixth Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival Awards were held in Edinburgh. This was my second visit to the awards and once again I was overwhelmed by the talent and bravery displayed in the pieces. As the lights in the Read more…

By medh, 8 years3 years ago
Film Review

Resist the romance, revisit the politics: A review of “Never Let Me Go”

Never Let Me Go is the new film by Mark Romanek based on Kazuo Ishiguo’s 2005 novel. It has been described as a mystery and a sci fi thriller. As someone who found the film only marginally mysterious and distinctly unthrilling, I have no qualms whatsoever about discussing openly what Read more…

By medh, 10 years3 years ago
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