Exhibition
Manic VR
Photo: Kalina Bertin
Manic VR
Photo: Kalina Bertin
Manic VR
Photo: Kalina Bertin
Kalina Bertin
Photo: Diana Le Nézet
Manic VR
A Virtual Journey through the Phases of Bipolar Disorder
Duration:
March 11 – March 17, 2019
Opening hours:
Monday through Sunday, 1–7 p.m.
Free entrance
The VR project can be experienced only by one visitor at a time (duration about 15 min). As a result, there may be waiting times.
The presentation is in English.
Related events of interest:
March 11, 2019, 5:30 p.m., Psychiatric University Hospital of the Charité in St. Hedwig Hospital
Public lecture evening on bipolar disorders
Bipolar affectiv disorder is a serious mood disorder characterized by manic and depressive mood swings. The Canadian filmmaker Kalina Bertin has drawn on the illness of her sister Felicia and her brother François to develop a documentary film as well as a virtual reality project, which provides viewers with insights into the experiential world of those affected by the disorder. At the invitation of the Schering Stiftung, Kalina Bertin presents the virtual reality project at the Foundation’s Project Space.
Guided by Felicia’s and François’s voices, the visitors set out on a journey through the always same phases of bipolar disorder: mania, psychosis, and depression. They get an intimate insight into the constantly changing realities and states that are part of the typical symptoms of manic depression.
The multi-platform project “Manic” comprises feature-length documentary and the presented virtual reality project. For more information about the project and the award-winning documentary (available as “video on demand”), please visit: www.kalinabertin.com
Credits
Original title: Manic VR
Country: Canada
Year: 2018
Language: English
Runtime: 11 min
Technique: VR-Experience
Color: Colour
Director: Kalina Bertin
Producer: Sandra Rodriguez, EyeSteelFilm_Creative Reality, Dpt.
Concept: Kalina Bertin, Sandra Rodriguez, Fred Casia, Nicolas S. Roy (Dpt.)
Music: David Drury
Sound: David Drury, Cory Rizos
Coding: Josquin Zabka (Dpt.), Alexandre Bordereau (Dpt.), Paul Georges (Dpt.)
3D artist: Hugo Forget
Bipolar
Guests about Manic VR
Partners
A cooperation of the Schering Stiftung, the Psychiatric University Hospital of the Charité in St. Hedwig Hospital and the International Psychoanalytic University Berlin on the occassion of the Brain Awareness Week Berlin 2019
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Schering Stiftung
Unter den Linden 32-34
10117 Berlin
Telefon: +49.30.20 62 29 62
Email: info@scheringstiftung.de
Opening hours
Project space
Thursday to Monday: 1 pm - 7 pm
Saturday to Sunday: 11 am - 7 pm
free entrance