Allan King's "Warrendale" is an example of an actuality film, a type of cinema verite: no interviews or narration, just the raw footage. The focus is a mental health center populated by emotionally disturbed children. The children's profanity stopped the documentary from getting shown on the CBC initially, but it got shown at film festivals.
Having never been inside one of these places myself, I can only say that this is some of the most intense footage that I've ever seen. Hats off to the people who put up with this stuff every day! Apparently the facility was considered innovative initially, but soon drew controversy and got shut down. I don't know what became of Martin Fischer or the children treated there.
Anyway, it's not a production that you'll forget any time soon. Not at all a piece for the fainthearted, but worth seeing if you're interested in health-themed productions.
Having never been inside one of these places myself, I can only say that this is some of the most intense footage that I've ever seen. Hats off to the people who put up with this stuff every day! Apparently the facility was considered innovative initially, but soon drew controversy and got shut down. I don't know what became of Martin Fischer or the children treated there.
Anyway, it's not a production that you'll forget any time soon. Not at all a piece for the fainthearted, but worth seeing if you're interested in health-themed productions.