Conference: Filming Madness — Psychiatry and Cinema from the 1960s to the 1980s

The Théâtre de l’Élysée presents an exceptional conference on September 30 at 6:15 PM, led by Juliette Naviaux (Lumière Lyon 2 University, LARHRA).

Discover the little-known history of psychiatric cinema through the lens of nurse-filmmakers from the 1960s to the 1980s. This talk examines how, following the institutional psychiatry movement born at the Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole psychiatric hospital under François Tosquelles’ guidance, caregivers used cameras to document care and key moments in hospital life. A dive into engaged, humanist, and pioneering cinema.

In resonance with the show Déconniatrie (September 30 to October 2).