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]
References
- ^ "La documentariste Kalina Bertin sur les traces d’un père fantôme". Le Devoir, November 13, 2017.
- ^ "5 must-see Canadian films at Hot Docs". CTV News, April 27, 2017.
- ^ T'Cha Dunlevy, "'So exposed': Filmmaker's debut, Manic, mines her family's mental health history". Montreal Gazette, February 1, 2018.
- ^ Laura Anne Harris, "HotDocs Interview: Director Kalina Bertin explores her family’s bipolar disorder in Manic". Seventh Row, May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Daniel Cross wins Don Haig Award". Realscreen, May 1, 2017.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.
- ^ ""Happy Face" remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). March 30, 2019.
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