The Madness Among Us

An intimate, sobering documentary that sits with two women's clarity about their seizures, offering empathy rather than spectacle.

Directed by

Fernanda Fontes Vareille

Genres

Documentary

Tagline

What defines us as normal?

Overview

Leonor and Elizangela do not appear crazy at first sight in the way that society often imagines. They are victims of violent and uncontrollable seizure, which sometimes result even during filming in forcible confinement. The rest of the time they are endowed with sensitivity and clarity about their condition, which offers anyone who will listen to them the opportunity to familiarize themselves with what madness is, through their words, and also through their tragic and touching destinies.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Madness, identity, isolation, trauma

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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