Out of Mind, Out of Sight
This feature documentary profiles four residents of the Brockville Mental Health Centre, a forensic psychiatric hospital for people who have committed violent crimes. Four patients—two men and two women—struggle to gain control over their lives so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them. Shrouded in stigma, institutions like this one are places into which patients disappear from public view for years. Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to share their experiences with stunning frankness.
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This feature documentary profiles four residents of the Brockville Mental Health Centre, a forensic psychiatric hospital for people who have committed violent crimes. Four patients—two men and two women—struggle to gain control over their lives so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them. Shrouded in stigma, institutions like this one are places into which patients disappear from public view for years.
Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to share their experiences with stunning frankness.
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producerJohn KastnerDeborah ParksSilva Basmajian
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directorJohn Kastner
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writerJohn Kastner
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executive producerSilva Basmajian
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commissioning editorJane Jankovic
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editorMichael Hannan
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director of photographyJohn WestheuserDerek Rogers
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location sound recordingDoug Kaye
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composerBruce Fowler
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associate producerNicole Rogers
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researcherNicole Rogers
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additional photographyJohn Tran
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additional soundRichard NaultDon Stewart
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location photographerGeoff George
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supervising sound editorStephen Barden
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recording mixerStephen Barden
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sound effects editorNiall CollinsPatton Rodrigues
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dialogue editorRyan Ongara
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violinWendy RoseAngelique Toews
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violaKent Teeple
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celloEmmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron
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bassNeil Chapman
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harpHeidi Van Hoesen Gorton
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music preparationRebecca Pellet
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music score engineerMike Duncan
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online editorAndrew Mandziuk
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graphicsMark Alberts
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transcriptionChris Warren
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production accountantAnne Sinclair
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production auditorSteven Friedman
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entertainment lawyerGigi Morin
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publicityJennifer MairDavid McCaughna
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production insuranceJudy Heron
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production supervisorMark Wilson
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centre administratorJosiah Rothenberg
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production coordinatorRachel Punwassie
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technical coordinatorMarcus Matyas
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marketing managerLeslie Stafford
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independent production officerLinda Fong
Ideal for essays and debates on the justice system and mental health. To what degree is society responsible for criminals with mental illness? How does your opinion of the subjects in this film change as you watch it? Is justice a matter of incarcerating people or rehabilitating them? Research the history of mental health and criminality. How have our perspectives changed over time? How does the filmmaker feel about this institution and its patients? How does he communicate this?
