Kalina Bertin's guest appearances

Kalina Bertin

Face2Face with David Peck

Someone Else's Movie

Her Head in Films

Larry Weinstein

Katell Quillévéré

Hugh Gibson

Alan Zweig

Sami Khan

Barry Stevens

Chandler Levack

Pat Mills

Sarah Kolasky

Kevan Funk

Charles Officer

Judy Wood

Megan Abbott

Dana Gould

Richard Bell

OwlTail

Filmmaker Kalina Bertin — whose powerful personal documentary Manic is now available for rental and purchase on Vimeo on Demand — opens the mysterious box that is Mulholland Dr. to follow Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring down the rabbit hole that is David Lynch’s 2001 psychodrama. Your genial host Norm Wilner apologizes for that one line he had to loop.

Filmmaker Kalina Bertin — whose powerful personal documentary Manic is now available for rental and purchase on <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/manic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vimeo on Demand</a> — opens the mysterious box that is Mulholland Dr. to follow Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring down the rabbit hole that is David Lynch’s 2001 psychodrama. Your genial host Norm Wilner apologizes for that one line he had to loop.

Kalina Bertin on Mulholland Dr

Tasha Hubbard

In this episode, I talk about two powerful documentaries from the Montreal International Documentary Festival. The first film is Tasha Hubbard's "Birth of a Family," which is about four siblings--Betty Ann, Ben, Esther, and Rosalie--who meet for the first time, 50 years after they were taken away from their mother, Mary Jane, during the Sixties Scoop in Canada. The Sixties Scoop was a program that took First Nations children and put them in foster care or with white families. "Birth of a Family" explores how the four siblings cope with the past and create a new future together. The second film is Kalina Bertin's "Manic," a personal film that explores both the complicated life of Bertin's father and the struggles of her siblings, Felicia and Sean, who have manic depression. Bertin's film is a raw and unflinching look at mental illness and how the ghosts of the past haunt the present. Consider making this podcast sustainable by supporting it on Patreon. Subscribe to the Her Head in Films Newsletter. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan Full show notes  Festival Scope website

In this episode, I talk about two powerful documentaries from the Montreal International Documentary Festival. The first film is Tasha Hubbard's "Birth of a Family," which is about four siblings--Betty Ann, Ben, Esther, and Rosalie--who meet for the first time, 50 years after they were taken away from their mother, Mary Jane, during the Sixties Scoop in Canada. The Sixties Scoop was a program that took First Nations children and put them in foster care or with white families. "Birth of a Family" explores how the four siblings cope with the past and create a new future together. The second film is Kalina Bertin's "Manic," a personal film that explores both the complicated life of Bertin's father and the struggles of her siblings, Felicia and Sean, who have manic depression. Bertin's film is a raw and unflinching look at mental illness and how the ghosts of the past haunt the present. Consider making this podcast sustainable by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/herheadinfilms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">supporting it on Patreon</a>. Subscribe to the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/cecae8692817/her-head-in-films-newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Head in Films Newsletter</a>. Follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/herheadinfilms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ekphora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herheadinfilms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="http://ekphora.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tumblr</a>. Original artwork by <a href="https://www.bydhiyanah.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dhiyanah Hassan</a> Full show notes <ul> <li><a href="https://www.festivalscope.com/all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Festival Scope website</a></li></ul>

Episode 43: Tasha Hubbard's 'Birth of a Family' (2016) and Kalina Bertin's 'Manic' (2016)

Kalina Bertin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Manic, survivor guilt, family secrets, mental health issues, intimate connections and prejudice.IMDBTrailerAnd learn more about Kalina here. SynopsisManic chronicles filmmaker Kalina Bertin’s struggle to make sense of the legacy of mental illness wreaking havoc over her sibling’s lives.Convinced that her father holds a key piece of the puzzle, she sets out to find the truth about him, and discovers a man known alternately as a cult leader, a scam artist, a prophet, and a father of fifteen.Manic invites the viewer on a compelling and intimate journey through time and through the mind, where past and present collide.BiographyAfter completing her degree in film production in Montreal at UQÀM, filmmaker Kalina Bertin quickly realized that if she didn’t set out to understand the mental illness in her family it would destroy her. This process gave birth to her compelling documentary film Manic, which explores the legacy of bipolar disorder in her family.Aiming to build empathy and awareness toward such a complex condition, she currently is directing a virtual reality experience, which will enable the viewer to explore the world of manic-depression from within.Kalina presented this project in development at the MIT Open Documentary lab and at the MUTEK and SODEC Atelier Grand Nord VR.Manic and ManicVR are both produced by EyeSteelFilm, a two-time Emmy award winning production company based in Montreal.----------For more information about my  podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site.With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound.Image Copyright: Kalina Bertin. Eye Steel Films. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kalina Bertin and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Manic, survivor guilt, family secrets, mental health issues, intimate connections and prejudice.<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6089644/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">IMDB</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAnrLV0Tek" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Trailer</a>And learn more about <a href="http://www.kalinabertin.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Kalina here</a>. SynopsisManic chronicles filmmaker Kalina Bertin’s struggle to make sense of the legacy of mental illness wreaking havoc over her sibling’s lives.Convinced that her father holds a key piece of the puzzle, she sets out to find the truth about him, and discovers a man known alternately as a cult leader, a scam artist, a prophet, and a father of fifteen.Manic invites the viewer on a compelling and intimate journey through time and through the mind, where past and present collide.BiographyAfter completing her degree in film production in Montreal at UQÀM, filmmaker Kalina Bertin quickly realized that if she didn’t set out to understand the mental illness in her family it would destroy her. This process gave birth to her compelling documentary film Manic, which explores the legacy of bipolar disorder in her family.Aiming to build empathy and awareness toward such a complex condition, she currently is directing a virtual reality experience, which will enable the viewer to explore the world of manic-depression from within.Kalina presented this project in development at the MIT Open Documentary lab and at the MUTEK and SODEC Atelier Grand Nord VR.Manic and ManicVR are both produced by EyeSteelFilm, a two-time Emmy award winning production company based in Montreal.----------For more information about my <a href="For%20more%20information%20about%20my%20podcasting,%20writing%20and%20public%20speaking%20please%20visit%20davidpecklive.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> podcasting, writing and public speaking</a> please visit my site.With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and <a href="http://mixedmediasound.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mixed Media Sound</a>.Image Copyright: Kalina Bertin. Eye Steel Films. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Kalina Bertin - Manic