Author: Mad in Norway
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Medicating Normal
Millions of people worldwide are physically dependent on common psychiatric drugs. Although these may help some people in the short term, they also cause dangerous side effects and damage with long-term use, which drug companies have concealed from both doctors and patients. “Medicating Normal” follows a newlywed couple, a female war veteran, a waitress, and…
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Patrick’s Day – Love is Madness
Patrick is a warm, open 26 year old man with what seem to be mental health issues. Pills and his mother`s protection is seen by everyone as the sole things helping him from being a threat to himself and others. That is, until he falls in love with Karen, who has another opinion. This is…
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We are proud and delighted to start presenting our films
The selected films will be presented on an ongoing basis under the “Films” menu item. As an opening we are happy to present our first selected film Drunk On Too Much Life. Drunk on Too Much Life is an intimate and powerful documentary following the filmmaker’s 21-year-old daughter’s mind-opening journey from locked-down psych wards and…
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Emotional CPR Awakens Our Hearts
Daniel B. Fisher MD, PhD, a well-known psychiatrist from Massachusetts, USA, shares his life’s journey, from psychosis, loss of liberty , hospitalisation, catatonia and through his recovery journey to the development of emotional CPR, a new way to connect heart to heart. Dr Fisher shares his belief that the psychiatric industry is in the grip…
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Drunk On Too Much Life
In a world gone crazy, a young woman discovers that her madness is a fierce and powerful gift that makes her more fully human. Drunk on Too Much Life is an intimate and powerful documentary following the filmmaker’s 21-year-old daughter’s mind-opening journey from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels towards expansive worlds of creativity, connection…
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Welcome to Rethinking Mental Health Film Festival
Mad in Norway’s International Film Festival September 24 to 26, 2026 – Lillehammer, Norway This September, we invite you to come to Lillehammer, Norway, to be inspired by films from around the world – films that rarely reach mainstream cinema. Who are we, and who is invited? Mad in Norway is a webzine and part…
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Welcome to Lillehammer!
Photo: Veslemöy Furuseth Mad in Norway, in collaboration with Mad in America, will organize an international film festival September 24 to 26, 2026.Location: Lillehammer, Norway Save the dates and stay tuned for further announcements on this page!