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My Crazy Parents (2004)
One in
four people in Britain suffers from mental illness at some point in
their lives. The consequences can be devastating but what is it like
growing up in a family when one of your parents has a mental illness?
My
Crazy Parents follows three families, all of whom have a mum or a
dad with a long history of mental health problems, including psychotic
depression and hearing voices. Often through the eyes of the
children themselves, we see how family life is affected and how
children cope with traumatic situations.
What is it
like to have your parent overdose or repeatedly self-harm? And
how does it feel to be repeatedly taken into care? My Crazy Parents
is deeply moving and shocking in its honesty. For this
intimate series we filmed with each family over a six-month
period. The families also filmed themselves and made
extraordinary video diaries recording their thoughts and experiences.
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