MENTALLY ILL WORLD FIND YOUR SOUL

Paul Butterfield Jnr (NI)

“Tie a string to the ones you love and by the tug you can survive.”

Paul Butterfield Jnr (a.k.a. the bi-polar poet) hails from Limavady and has travelled around Ireland and the UK performing his poetry. His tiny, provocative poetry film – packed with honest humour – is about finding your soul and true heart from a label: “There is no other way out but living by your art ... It's only the beginning of something extraordinary!”

[www.paulbutterfieldjnr.com]

[Runtime: 6mins]

DROP

John Deery (NI)

"I didn't know just how big an impact Jack would have on me."

DROP is an original short film – by turns sweet, vivid and intense – dealing with issues surrounding mental health and suicide awareness. DROP was created by writer/director John Deery as part of the MDes Design for Creative Practice course at University of Ulster, Magee (Derry-Londonderry).  

[www.dropthemovie.wixsite.com]

[Runtime: 18mins]

BROKEN

Gwen Nieuwenhuize (Netherlands)

“Parallel worlds, parallel time.”

 A woman locked up in her apartment (or is it her head), framed by her alter ego running through the woods. Enter her world: is it real or a dream? now or in the past? memory or projection? Director gwen.n (a former dancer/choreographer from Amsterdam whose performance art and film explores themes of alienation), has created a film that transforms and stylizes memories, translating autobiography into fiction.

 [www.gwen-n.com]

[Runtime: 25mins] 

The audience will have a chance to meet and talk with the artists at a post-show Q&A.

NI Mental Health Arts & Film Festival (NIMHAFF) sparks inspiring and challenging conversations about mental health issues. The festival, spearheaded in 2013 by a wide range of individuals from social work, arts and faith organisations, exists to celebrate and promote mental health and to combat stigma via active creativity.