Despite the increasing use and production of film and video in various fields of anthropology, there are simply not very many ethnographic films available on the topic of mental illness, particularly as experienced outside of the United States and Europe. Indeed, such films that do exist, while valuable, are now somewhat outdated and can basically be counted on one hand: the two most commonly assigned in anthropology courses are The Spirit Possession of Alejandro Mamani (1973) and Ronald Simon’s Latah: A Culture-Specific Elaboration of the Startle Reflex (1983). Elemental Productions’ own Afflictions series has sought to fill in this gap; Karen Nakamura’s 41-minute film Bethel: Community and Schizophrenia in Northern Japan (2010) is another rare and commendable recent production that provides a contemporary, sensitive, and dynamic look at mental illness. View the trailer.
Despite the increasing use and production of film and video in various fields of anthropology, there are simply not very many ethnographic films available on the topic of mental illness, particularly as experienced outside of the United States and Europe. Indeed, such films that do exist, while valuable, are now somewhat outdated and can basically be counted on one hand: the two most commonly assigned in anthropology courses are The Spirit Possession of Alejandro Mamani (1973) and Ronald Simon’s Latah: A Culture-Specific Elaboration of the Startle Reflex (1983). Elemental Productions’ own Afflictions series has sought to fill in this gap; Karen Nakamura’s 41-minute film Bethel: Community and Schizophrenia in Northern Japan (2010) is another rare and commendable recent production that provides a contemporary, sensitive, and dynamic look at mental illness. View the trailer.
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