Mental As Everything:
The Documentary
By Damon Smith & Adam Coad
Synopsis
Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50,000 hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviours associated with his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
With the help of his anxious friend, Adam Coad, these Australian singer-songwriters share, through original music, preposterous humour, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm, but not ok to talk about a broken mind.
Mental As Everything is supported by Regional Arts Victoria and RISE Funding through the Australian Federal Government.
History
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, VIC (2021)
North Bellarine Film Festival, VIC (2021)
Mental Filmness Film Festival, USA (2021)
This Is My Brave Mental Health Film Festival, ACT (2021)
Thornbury Picture House, VIC (2022)
Reel Mind Film Festival, USA (2022)
Highlights
Analysis
“I never thought something as simple as a banana would draw me into a documentary as it did with Mental as Everything.”
“I just wish I could have watched something like this when I was younger.”
Scientists
Damon Smith
Writer & Performer
Adam Coad
Performer
Matthew Briggs
Producer