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David Stevens
The Stutterer
Overview
The self-portrait of the director's stuttering and his struggles with it.
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A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
Flow
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The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
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A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.