Drunk on Too Much Life
2021•1h 17m•10.0•Released
Documentary
The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels toward expansive worlds of creativity, connection, and greater meaning. Featuring insights from trauma experts and others, the film challenges the widespread idea that mental illness should be understood purely in biological terms, revealing the myriad ways that madness has meaning beyond brain chemistry.
Director
Michelle Melles
Writer
Pedro Orrego
Languages
English
Studio
Parallel Vision Pictures
Cast
José Miguel Contreras
Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Parallel Vision Pictures
Producer
Pedro Orrego
Producer
Michelle Melles
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