Documentaries?

kixxy · 31-01-2011, 12:27 AM

What are some good documentaries on self harm, eating disorders or other mental health issues, that i can easily assess online.

thanks

MeganAlmighty · 31-01-2011, 01:24 AM

I'm pretty sure i watched the Rhodes Farm documentry on youtube ages ago.Just type in 'Rhodes farm eating disorder clinic' and it should come up.

Just to clarify, i blates dont have an eating disorder but i like trying to understand things.
From what i can remember, it was pretty good.

And i think there was a documentry about selfharm shown on TV a few years back called 'The Cutting Club' or something, i havnt watched it though, try looking that one up too.

Be trigger aware!!!

I dont realy watch TV much so that's all i can think of right now..

All I know is falling. · 31-01-2011, 02:30 AM

Thin is a good documentary about eating disorders.

clear_skies · 31-01-2011, 02:43 AM

'The Silent Epidemic' is good. There's a thread about it: http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum...d.php?t=151866

xlaurenx · 31-01-2011, 02:54 AM

Theres 'sectioned' also.

MeganAlmighty · 31-01-2011, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by xlaurenx

Theres 'sectioned' also.

I've heard of that.Do you know where i can watch it online?
Or if its been made into a DVD or something, where can i buy it? (if it's cheap, baha)

kixxy · 31-01-2011, 05:55 PM

where can i find these online?
i tried finding 'the cutting club' online but couldnt find it anywhere!

whirlpools · 31-01-2011, 10:44 PM

I *think* The Cutting Club involved RYL to some degree, and is not available to view anymore.

Like Meg said, there are several Rhodes Farm documentaries, including "I'm a Child Anorexic" and "Dana, the Eight Year Old Anorexic".

Meera Syal: A World of Pain is about self harm.

'Sectioned' and 'Mental' are mental illness documentaries that have been discussed on RYL recently. I know Sectioned has been repeated recently on Channel 4 so maybe it will be again.

The Madness in Me is about a woman who goes to a therapeutic unit because of psychological illness and there is a link in a thread on RYL somewhere - do an advanced search for General Chat for "The Madness in Me" - that thread should give you the link.

-Asphyxia- · 03-02-2011, 04:16 AM

There is a documentary called CUT: Teens and Self Injury by Wendy Schneider. It was actually featured at the Wisconsin Film Festival (where I went to school) a few years back, but I heard about it after the screenings, sadly, so I never saw it. If you google it, she has a website. It features interviews with teens and celebrities like Juliette Lewis and Shirley Manson. I think you have to purchase it though on DVD, but I have been considering buying it for awhile, just because it's more of an independent project type thing, which I appreciate. You could try You Tubing it, but I doubt it is on there.

Also, PBS has some good documentaries...I can't think of any off of the top of my head, but the series Frontline might have something? Not sure though.

This may not be quite what you're looking for, but there is also this movie called Hunger by the artist Steve McQueen, which is f*cking AMAZING. It's about the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike and portrays a character depicting Bobby Sands and his experience in the Maze Prison in Ireland leading up to the hunger strike....I will warn you, it is extremely violent and can trigger ED/self-injury/drug use type stuff. There were times it was painful to watch - IE: police brutality, etc. However, there is a lot of beautiful religious symbolism/metaphor as well. (It is primarily catholic, which I could pick up on easily b/c I grew up in it, though I don't practice it.) It is an all around powerful film, but rather difficult to watch. On my list to buy, for sure, though.

I can't think of anything else at the moment, but if I do, I will let you know. Sorry not all of my suggestions are online, but they are worth renting and/or purchasing!