Your memories, your body, your mind — what if you woke up as someone else?
22 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestPlagued by depression, Lisa Chan has turned to self-harm and even thoughts of suicide. But her father stood by her through it all, as she worked her way to find the purpose to live. For more than a decade, Daryl Tan lives a life of high highs and low lows as he suffers from bipolar disorder. But a chance encounter brought him a connection that brings him solace in the delicate healing journey.
What is like living with medical conditions that erode one’s sense of self? Following the journey of 12 individuals this documentary series explores what happens when one loses a a particular aspect important to the formation of one’s identity such as personality, expression, memories, consciousness, emotions and the physical body.
Direction
Patient, non-exploitative gaze that refuses easy answers.
Editing
Seamless weaving of twelve lives into one haunting chorus.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a growing wave of 'sick person as whole person' docs rejecting inspiration porn.
Several subjects filmed themselves during episodes, creating footage most documentarians would kill for.
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