First Break

199750 min 55 secFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: Adrienne AmatoDerek Rogers

Production: Silva BasmajianLouise LoreGerry Flahive

First Break: the first episode of mental illness in a person's life. For most people diagnosed with a mental illness, their first episode occurs in the late teens or early twenties. It can be a terrifying, disorienting experience.

For the making of First Break, three young adults and their families courageously come forward and illuminate, with compelling candour, their personal experiences. Over a one-year period, Simon, Ariadne and Shely allow us to share in the ongoing challenge of living with a diagnosis of mental illness and its impact on their self-identities, and family relationships. As a result, we are provided with a valuable perspective on the hopes, frustrations, and achievements of three young adults whose lives have been dramatically changed by a first break.

Engaging, honest and compassionate, the film dispels the myths and questions the stigmas attached to mental illness, while offering a human portrait of coping.

Catégories de sujets


  • Santé et Médecine > Personnes face à la maladie et la mortTraitement et Réhabilitation
  • Psychologie et Psychiatrie > Relations familialesTroubles mentauxPortraits
  • Personnes handicapées > Vie familialeDéficience mentale ou intellectuellePortraits

Générique


réalisateur
Adrienne Amato
Derek Rogers
producteur
Silva Basmajian
producteur exécutif
Louise Lore
Gerry Flahive
cinématographie
Derek Rogers
son
John Martin
Peter Sawade
montage
Caroline Christie
montage sonore
Alison Clark
ré-enregistrement
Dino Pigat
Stephan Carrier
musique
Ken Myhr

Prix et récompenses


  • Prix spécial du JuryFestival de film de Yorkton
  • Prix BronzeItinérant - HESCA Film Festival
  • mention d'honneurItinérant - National Council on Family Relations
  • Prix Plaque de Bronze - catégorie: Santé et médecineFestival international du film et de la vidéo
  • Mention spéciale du JuryFestival International Ciné-Vidéo Psy