Manic (2017 film) explained

Manic
Director:Kalina Bertin
Producer:Mila Aung-Thwin
Kalina Bertin
Daniel Cross
Bob Moore
Halima Ouardiri
Marina Serrao
Music:Octavio Torija Alvarez
Cinematography:Kalina Bertin
Editing:Anouk Deschênes
Hélène Girard
Studio:EyeSteelFilm
Runtime:84 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Manic is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Kalina Bertin.[1] The film depicts Bertin's efforts, in response to a family history of bipolar disorder, to investigate parts of her father's prior life in Montserrat that she did not know about;[2] she ultimately uncovers the revelations that her father was a cult leader who also suffered from bipolar disorder, and who had, unbeknownst to Bertin until making the film, also fathered at least 12 other children with four other women.[3]

The film premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4]

Awards

When Daniel Cross won Hot Docs' Don Haig Award, he selected Bertin as the recipient of a $5,000 grant for emerging women documentary filmmakers.[5]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Anouk Deschênes).[6] It was also a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film and Best Editing in a Documentary at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards.[7]

The film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2019.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/512830/documentaire-sur-les-traces-d-un-pere-fantome "La documentariste Kalina Bertin sur les traces d’un père fantôme"
  2. https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/5-must-see-canadian-films-at-hot-docs-1.3386009 "5 must-see Canadian films at Hot Docs"
  3. T'Cha Dunlevy, "'So exposed': Filmmaker's debut, Manic, mines her family's mental health history". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 2018.
  4. Laura Anne Harris, "HotDocs Interview: Director Kalina Bertin explores her family’s bipolar disorder in Manic". Seventh Row, May 2, 2017.
  5. http://realscreen.com/2017/05/01/daniel-cross-wins-don-haig-award/ "Daniel Cross wins Don Haig Award"
  6. Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.
  7. André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
  8. News: "Happy Face" remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois. fr. Le Journal de Montréal. March 30, 2019.