'They Heard Voices', an independent documentary by Jonathan Balazs, which looks at the Hearing Voices movement and the schizophrenia label. Running time 50 minutes

 

An 'illness' with no 'cure', the label schizophrenia has persisted for over a century. This film offers multiple perspectives. Is schizophrenia hard science, or an arbitrary, catch-all term with no real meaning? The film is a series of wide-ranging interviews with voice hearers, medical historians, anthropologists and psychiatrists from Britain and America, presenting different people's views side-by-side. The result is a tapestry of contrasting colours.  

 

The screening will be followed by an audience discussion, with a panel to include: Paula Reavey (Professor of Psychology, London South Bank University), Rachel Waddingham (independent trainer & activist) and Angela Woods (co-director of Hearing The Voices, Durham University). 

 

To read more about the work of the Director, the contributors featured in the film, and to book, click here.

 

Mind in Camden supports the Hearing Voices Network, Voice Collective Youth Project and Hearing Voices: Prisons and Secure Units. Read about Mind in Camden's work.