Drunk on Too Much Life
MovieTitle | Drunk on Too Much Life |
User score | 10 |
Release date | Nov 6, 2021 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Michelle Melles |
Production country | Canada |
Production companies | Parallel Vision Pictures |
Run time | 77 min. |
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.