Fri. 26 – Sun. 28 Nov. 2010 – Psychiatry Ethics Film Festival
Do your parents make you mentally ill?
Time: Fri., 26 – Sun., 28 Nov. 2010
Films: see the detailed programme below, or on the Filmhouse website
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Tickets: Please buy tickets from the Filmhouse
Summary
Do modern genetics at last allow us to understand where psychiatric disorders spring from? Will there soon be new forms of remedy? Is it ethical to propose forms of pre-natal screening for mental health problems? And how do clinicians handle the issue of consent with patients suffering from profound psychiatric problems? These are some of the issues that will be discussed at the Psychiatry Ethics Film Festival, held at Edinburgh Filmhouse from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 November 2010.
Film audiences are invited to explore and discuss the world of psychiatry, ethics and mental illness through award winning films including the French drama The Eighth Day (1996), Girl, Interrupted (1999) starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, and the challenging documentary The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive (2006) featuring Stephen Fry.
A public post-film debate involving an invited expert panel follows each screening.
Dr Calum MacKellar, Director of Research for the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, commented:
“Great films, lively audience discussions and opinions from leading experts in science, medicine, ethics and sociology are the key ingredients of our annual ethics film festival. This year we are focusing on psychiatry and mental illness with challenging films including Girl, Interrupted. As always we will be encouraging audiences to share their views on the ethical issues surrounding this often stigmatised condition.”
Professor Steve Yearley, Director of the ESRC Genomics Forum and film festival panellist said:
“Most psychiatric disorders remain poorly understood though many medical researchers hope that new insights will arise from recent work on the human genome. This work raises hopes for new kinds of therapies but it also brings more troubling ideas – for example about pre-natal screening for mental-health problems later in life. This film festival offers audiences a very timely and exciting opportunity to consider and debate the nature of mental health and the likely impacts of current psychiatric research on individuals, families, health services and society at large.”
Dr. Stephan Matthiesen, Chair of the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland Branch of the British Science Association indicated:
“Mental health issues are common but still stigmatised - and they raise many ethical questions. When is a behaviour an expression of human individuality, and when is it a disorder? Is psychiatry focussed on the wellbeing or suffering of the individual, or on the expectations of society? As our understanding of mental processes evolves, how do we balance the different perspectives? The festival offers an opportunity to explore mental health - and also our own personality and individuality.”
James McKenzie, Company Secretary, Edinburgh Filmhouse, noted:
"We have been collaborating with the Bioethics Film Festival since 2006 and during this time have engaged audiences emotionally and intellectually in a variety of ethical issues. This year the subject is the ethics of psychiatry and as usual we have chosen a broad and eclectic mix of films, including Stephen Fry's 'Secret of a Manic Depressive', the powerful and harrowing documentaries 'Sectioned' and 'A History of Madness', and on a lighter note, the life affirming drama 'The Eighth Day' and Alan Bennett’s comedy 'The Madness of King George'. As usual we expect some lively debates.”
The festival is organised in partnership with the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, Edinburgh Filmhouse, ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum and the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland branch of the British Science Association. It is also support by Lottery Funded Awards for All – Scotland.
Festival Film Programme
More details about each film can be found on the Filmhouse website (www.filmhousecinema.com)
Fri, 26 Nov, 17.45:
The Eighth Day – French with English subtitles, Director Jaco Van Dormael (1996), Rated PG.
Sat. 27 Nov, 12:00:
Double Bill:
Mental: A History of the Madhouse – Director Chris Boulding (2010), Rated 12A
Sectioned – Director Ben Anthony (2010), Rated 12A
Sat. 27 Nov, 15:05:
Girl, Interrupted – Drama, Director James Mangold (1999), Rated 15
Sun. 28 Nov, 12:00:
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive – Director Ross Wilson (2006), Rated12A
Sun. 28 Nov, 15:15:
The Madness of King George – Director Nicholas Hytner (1994), Rated PG
Film Festival organising partners
The Scottish Council on Human Bioethics is an independent, non-partisan, non-religious registered Scottish charity composed of doctors, lawyers, psychologists, ethicists and other professionals from disciplines associated with medical ethics. The principles to which the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics subscribe are set out in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted and proclaimed by the UN General Assembly by resolution 217A (III) on 10 December 1948. http://www.schb.org.uk/
The Edinburgh Filmhouse is the largest film charity supporting cultural films in Edinburgh and is Scotland's leading independent cinema. It is internationally renowned as a venue for dynamic programming and debate and is the most successful outside London. Its key aim is to challenge and inform by the delivery of an essential, intelligent and enlightening programme for all audiences. Fuller details of the programme can be found at: http://www.filmhousecinema.com/seasons/biomedical-ethics-film-festival/
The ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum works to connect social science research on genomics with public policy debates and decision making. Based at the University of Edinburgh, the Forum runs a programme of national and international activities to draw natural and social scientists, policy makers, regulators, civil society and business into an ongoing dialogue about the relationship between genomics and society. The Forum is part of the ESRC Genomics Network (EGN). http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/forum
The British Science Association, established in 1831, supports a society in which people from all walks of life are able to engage with and access science while feeling a sense of ownership about its direction. In seeking to connect science with people it promotes openness about science in society and affirms science as a prime cultural force through engaging and inspiring adults and young people directly with science and technology, and their implications. http://www.britishscienceassociation.org
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