Our Birthing Rite was a Melbourne-based support group for mothers who’ve experienced psychosis.
We created an art video, titled Folded Wings, that tells our stories of madness.
Director’s Statement by Jasmine Powell
I silenced myself for over a decade, unable to speak about my experiences of madness. Now I speak about my madness through my writing and art. It’s funny, many of us know someone who’s gone through a crisis, but we often don’t talk about it. In Folded Wings, three women tell their story with a steady mind and open heart. I hope that audiences wonder about their own fault lines, and find the courage to tell their story. We are all more mad than we think.
Our Birthing Rite and Folded Wings was supported by the Victorian Government, Department of Health and Human Services.
Unfortunately, we cannot launch the video on the Silent Revolution website as yet, because we’re making the finishing touches.
Stay tuned for the release of Folded Wings by subscribing to the Silent Revolution mailing list here.
