I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia Explained

I'm Still Here:
The Truth About Schizophrenia
Director:Robert Bilheimer
Richard Young
Producer:William Wheeler
Starring:Susan Gingerich
Fredrick J. Frese
Music:Susan Justin
Cinematography:Richard Young
Editing:Lorraine Salk
Studio:Worldwide Documentaries
Distributor:Wheeler Communications
Runtime:65 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia is a documentary film about schizophrenia.[1] This 65-minute, black-and-white film was written and directed by Robert Bilheimer.[2] Bilheimer began working on the film soon after being nominated for an Academy Award for the film .[3] Psychiatrist Stephen Mark Goldfinger cowrote the film.[4]

The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression aided in the film's production,[5] which was complete by 1992, despite the film not being released until 1996.[6] The following year, a VHS recording of the film was distributed by Wheeler Communications.[7] Susan Gingerich appears in the film,[8] as does Fredrick J. Frese.[9] A National Health Service Corps reviewer called the film "extraordinarily moving."[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Iowa. UI to host premiere of documentary film about schizophrenia. January 29, 1997. August 25, 2013.
  2. Web site: I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. August 25, 2013.
  3. Web site: Not My Life. October 22, 2012. United Nations Association Film Festival. August 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003045355/http://www.unaff.org/2012/f_not.html. October 3, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Stephen Mark Goldfinger, MD. SUNY Downstate Medical Center. August 25, 2013.
  5. Web site: Schizophrenia.com. The Truth About One Mental Illness from People Striving to Lead Normal Lives. August 25, 2013.
  6. Stone Canoe. Not My Life: Filmmaker Robert Bilheimer's Latest Meditation on Good and Evil. 2012. Nancy Keefe Rhodes. 2. August 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044148/http://www.stonecanoejournal.org/MovingImages/Not%20My%20Life%20-%20Stone%20Canoe%20FINAL%202012%20-%20Rhodes.pdf. March 4, 2016. dead.
  7. I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia. Robert Bilheimer. 1997. New York City. Motion picture.
  8. Book: iv. Social Skills Training for Schizophrenia, Second Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide. Alan S. Bellack. Guilford Press. 2013. 978-1462513963.
  9. Web site: Surviving Schizophrenia Video. Natasha Tracy. August 3, 2010. HealthyPlace.com. August 25, 2013.
  10. Web site: Stephen M. Goldfinger. Kenneth Duckworth. Constantine Iouannou. June 30, 1999. American Medical Student Association. National Health Service Corps Educational Program for Clinical and Community Issues in Primary Care: Mental Health Module. 14. August 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20101213013322/http://amsa.org/AMSA/Libraries/Committee_Docs/mental.sflb.ashx. December 13, 2010. dead.