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Journal of Medicine and the Person
Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person 3/2015

01-12-2015 | Case Report

I am (mentally ill)? A documentary by Tom Shadyac

Author: Kristen C. Blinne

Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person | Issue 3/2015

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Tom Shadyac, famous for his role as an American writer, director, and producer of films such as The Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Patch Adams, and Liar Liar, set out on a journey to explore the following questions: What is wrong with the world? and What can we do about it? The outcome—I am, a 2010 documentary—follows Shadyac after his 2007 bicycle accident, resulting in post-concussion syndrome, which motivates him not only to re-think his priorities in life but also to take a “sharp turn into unchartered territory” [1]. It is Shadyac’s sharp turn that I discuss in this essay. …
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Shadyac T (2011) I Am. Dir. Tom Shadyac. Shady Acres Film
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Forbes JD (2008) Columbus and other cannibals: the wetiko disease of exploitation, imperialism, and terrorism. Seven Stories Press, New York
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Levy P (2013) Dispelling wetiko: breaking the curse of evil. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley
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Title
I am (mentally ill)? A documentary by Tom Shadyac
Author
Kristen C. Blinne
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Journal of Medicine and the Person / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 2035-9411
Electronic ISSN: 2036-3877
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12682-015-0223-8

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