People Say I'm Crazy Schizophrenia Viewed from the Inside Out
People Say I'm Crazy is the only film about schizophrenia ever made by someone with schizophrenia. Mental illness is viewed from the inside out as the audience becomes witness to a first-hand account of the symptoms of schizophrenia and the disease's effect on one man and his family.
People Say I'm Crazy has been hailed as a unique, powerful, and ultimately optimistic statement on coping with schizophrenia, challenging stereotypes and humanizing an often misunderstood illness. This film tells the story of a young man, John Cadigan, who develops schizophrenia at age 21 while studying art at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Initially devastated by his diagnosis, John eventually finds appropriate treatment and works his way into recovery, with the help of family and friends. The spotlight is also turned on John's family as they struggle to understand John's disease. With courage and love, the family learns how to support John in his efforts to resume living an independent and fulfilling life.
Running Time
85 mins
Year
2003
Kanopy ID
1141124
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Comments (2)
From the first minute I saw the scruffy beard of John Cadigan fill the
entire screen and heard him describe how waking up to smooth sheets would
signal a good day, but wrinkled sheets meant a bad one would surely come, I
knew that everyone who saw the finished film would not ...Read more
From the first minute I saw the scruffy beard of John Cadigan fill the
Read lessentire screen and heard him describe how waking up to smooth sheets would
signal a good day, but wrinkled sheets meant a bad one would surely come, I
knew that everyone who saw the finished film would not only become
enlightened as to what it means to suffer with paranoid schizophrenia on a
daily basis, but would also glimpse the great courage it takes for John to
push forward, no matter what, in order to pursue his passion for his art and
his life.
Fascinating and enlightening, descent into the illness.