Running from the 10th-31st of October, SMHAFF hosts a diverse array of film, music, theatre, literature, exhibitions, and other arts events that engage with mental health and illness. Strikingly, female directors make up half of its film programme, a number that shouldn’t be nearly as surprising as it is. I’ve been writing features and reviews of some of this year’s events, exploring gender, dance, imprisonment, and darkly comic surrealism.
Mad Women and Manly Men: the Gendering of Mental Health and Illness
Shona McCombes 