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Out of the Shadow (2004 film)

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Out of the Shadow
Directed bySusan Smiley
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States

Out of the Shadow is a 2004 grassroots documentary film by Susan Smiley concerning her mother, Mildred Smiley. Mildred Smiley is a middle-aged woman who has battled schizophrenia for over twenty years. The documentary chronicles her journey from psychiatric wards, nursing and group homes in Illinois, United States.[1]

Out of the Shadow is composed of interview footage interspersed with home movies and photographs.[2]

The film has been positively reviewed by mental health journals such as Clinical Psychiatry News and the Journal of Medical Humanities.[3]

References

  1. ^ Stewart, Susan (2006-10-07). "Out of the Shadow - TV - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. ^ "All about My Mother" by Atkinson, Roland - Clinical Psychiatry News, Vol. 33, Issue 5, May 2005".[dead link]
  3. ^ Diedrich, Lisa (1 June 2010). "Being the Shadow: Witnessing Schizophrenia". Journal of Medical Humanities. 31 (2): 91–109. doi:10.1007/s10912-010-9109-1. PMID 20127152. S2CID 6543548.