Drunk on Too Much Life
New Day Films
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1h 16m
Directed by Michelle Melles • Documentary • 2021 • 77 minutes
Drunk on Too Much Life is an intimate and powerful documentary following the filmmaker's 21-year-old daughter’s mind-opening journey from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels towards expansive worlds of creativity, connection and greater meaning.
Meeting the likes of renowned trauma specialist Dr. Gabor Maté and other cutting-edge voices, the family begins to question the widespread idea that mental illness should be understood in purely biological terms. They learn the myriad ways that madness has meaning that goes far beyond brain chemistry and find the tools to forge a new path towards recovery.
This film is for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. It’s an invitation to rethink mental illness—not as something to fear, but as something that might hold wisdom and even beauty.
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