PrimeWire

This is a very beautiful yet deeply sad film. A poignant exploration of the failings of the psychiatric system, most especially how people are led to believe medication will simply absolve mental illness or at least, render the person more tolerable without actually resolving their condition. This documentary is unique in that it’s actually based on a diary. The visual renderings representing her states of mind, thoughts, musings, and last days are truly beautiful. This appears to be a film made with great care, and respect for the subject—- something not often seen in a documentary regarding mental illness.
I wasn’t too keen on the idea that the subject simply needed to be drugged into submission or permanently leashed to a hospital. If anything, the film suggests that “there has to be a better way”. Because there is no reason that this person should have felt so alone. On the filp side, her life was in her own hands and she was drawn to free herself from it how she saw fit—as she had few (if any) other options.
It’s a melancholy, sad film without being syrupy, condescending or judgmental. I hope the subject found comfort somewhere beyond her corporeal existence, I really do.
Definitely recommend, for when you’re up for watching something poetic yet psychological.