My Other Selves

Wednesday 9.11.2011 / 15:15 h / BALi Cinemas

Who am I? And if so, how many? This Guidebook philosophy may give us a positive feeling, but on the other hand, multiple identities can easily become too much and one may lose orientation and the connection to oneself. There is a thin and permeable line between creativity and madness and reality is just a point of view. A situation in which the “other side” is not easily to determine: it may be risky or become fond of ones personality - or maybe both at the same time. A program about everyday life with the other side of oneself.

A Furrytale

Because of his former human disappointments he chose to live in a remote industrial area, no neighbors, just with his dog Mylo. Mylo however is more than just a pet, Mylo is his partner. He calls himself Fjordwolf and that is exactly what he sees in himself: A wolf. Fjordwolf is a so-called "Furry". Furryfandom is a large subculture of people who identify with and feel attracted to animals, to such extend that they want be one themselves and dress in fursuit, like Fjordwolf. To the outside he seems like a normal guy -he works in a hulage company, in a nine to five job. But after work he changes character and slips into his fursuit and thus can be what he really wants to be.

Aperture

At night, a man stands in the middle of the road. He paints the white markings black. His mind gradually slips back into a faraway realm created by his illness. Some time later, at the mental institution, as he tries to retain a fragile grip on reality, the delusional account of his past begins to unravel. Losing his sense of reality disturbed his life, but at the same time creates an opening for a possible recovery and new hope.

Arrival

Arne, a man in his mid-forties, arrives at a partly closed institution with the intention to get enrolled. An employee receives him and kindly guides him through several routine questions and standard procedures. Their conversation develops in a profound and slightly surreal way as Arne becomes aware of the strict rules and regulations on the inside.

The Day We Danced On The Moon

On Ireland’s rugged West Coast, a reggae band from London make their way to play in an arts festival. Long-term mental health sufferers, they share their tales of psychosis, the wrestling between reality and an imaginary world which can seem all too real. We might all have our day on the moon, but sooner or later we will all come crashing down to earth…

Hello Anna

Anna was an Angel. It is a story about this extraordinary experience which we call mental disorder.

Tintouin the Kid

For Tintouin anything in everydaily life is a problem. In his head everything is mixed up: thousends of impressions and fears fight over Tintouin's life. Absorbed by his obsessions, phobias, schizophrenic disorders, the boy does not know where to turn to.