Mental illness on screen - a new world of hopes and aspirations

Fincina Hopgood

Mental illness on screen - a new world of hopes and aspirations

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Abstract

It is a basic tenet of mainstream filmmaking that you want the audience to identify with your protagonist: to go on an emotional journey with them, to empathise with them. What, then, are the particular challenges filmmakers face when the protagonist is living with a mental illness?

Given the stigma that is still prevalent towards mental illness, how can filmmakers break down these barriers that inhibit the empathetic relationship between character and viewer? Why would commercially-minded filmmakers want to tackle mental illness at all?

Original language	English
Pages	1-5
Volume	Arts + Culture
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 4 Feb 2014

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