The winners of the Brain Film Fest will be screened in the Park
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Uncontrollable, the feature film starring a young man with Tourette syndrome, has become the big winner of the festival with two awards: the award for best feature film and the audience award.
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Thirteen cats, directed by David Gaspar, has been awarded the award for best short film
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Both productions will be screened on Friday, March 20 at the Dr. Antoni Pujadas Auditorium, in Sant Boi, as part of a program that includes a morning session of short films and screenings of feature films in the afternoon. Book your free ticket
The Sant Joan de Déu Health Park will host this Friday, March 20, the screening of the two winning productions of the last edition of the Brain Film Fest: the feature film Uncontrollable, awarded the XVI Solé Tura Award for best film of the competition and also recognized by the public, and the short film Thirteen cats, distinguished as best short piece. The initiative is part of the festival's traveling program and includes screenings, discussions and short films created with the participation of people served and professionals from the Park.
Uncontrollable: a story of overcoming obstacles and activism that convinces the jury and viewers
The movie Uncontrollable, inspired by the true story of John Davidson, tells the story of a young man with Tourette syndrome that transforms stigma and misunderstanding into a driving force for activism. With an emotional narrative full of humor, the film vindicates the strength of community and the importance of an empathetic perspective in the field of mental health.
The film, starring Robert Aramayo — recently awarded with a BAFTA award —, will be screened at 5:30 p.m. at theDr. Antoni Pujadas Auditorium. The session will feature a subsequent colloquium moderated by the Brain Film Fest team, with the participation of Carlos Peña, neurologist and psychiatrist at the SJD Health Park, Ramon Pujades, president of theTourette Association Catalonia and a witness with personal experience.
Thirteen cats: best short film of the festival
The short film Thirteen cats, directed by David Gaspar, portrays the story of Laura, a woman who adopts a cat every time life gets complicated. What begins as an emotional escape mechanism becomes an unexpected open door to self-knowledge when the protagonist confuses a consultation at a shelter with that of a therapist.
The piece will be screened during the morning short film session, which will also include But today is Tuesday., To leave and two productions created at the Sant Joan de Déu Health Park: Judged from ignorance and Five days to break down walls.
Productions created with professionals and people served in the Park
The short Judged from ignorance, starring users of the Mental Health Network of the SJD Health Park, is the result of a creative process promoted by Community Rehabilitation Service (SRC) of Cornellà, the collective Cameras and Action and the program Torrents of Art. The piece offers an intimate look at identity, stigma and gender discrimination in the field of mental health.
The participants and the creative team will take part in one talk to the public after the screening.
For its part, the documentary Five days to break down walls, directed by David Fontseca, shows the creative process of the project Five Days to Dance at the Brians 1 Penitentiary Psychiatric Hospital Unit. The film highlights how art can generate spaces for expression, emotional repair and cohesion in contexts of high vulnerability.
An afternoon dedicated to looking at autism
The afternoon program will begin at 3 p.m. with the projection of Her difference, of Lola Doillin, which follows the self-discovery process of a 35-year-old reporter who discovers ASD while preparing a documentary.
After the film, there will be a colloquium moderated by Juanjo Esteban, director of Can Castells Art Centre, with the psychiatrist Carlota Romans and Natalia Bel, who will provide his first-person experience.
Free tickets
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