Holding on to what is real

Australia, 1993

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Samantha is a young Victorian woman suffering from schizophrenia and the stigma associated with the condition. Her courage and determination to emerge from the dark tunnel of her illness is apparent by the way she discusses her experiences. Schizophrenia affects 27% of Australian families and Samantha’s revealing and honest story does much to dispel the many misconceptions society has about the illness and is a testimony to her extraordinary strength and courage.

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Credits

director

Karin Altmann

producer

Tassos Ioannides

production company

Australia. Dept. of Health, Housing and Community Services

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

Kitaron

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1993

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307252

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q120306180

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