This Beggar's Description (2006)

overview : It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. A promising athlete as a child, Philip began experiencing mood swings in his early 20s. His extended family, including his daughter, share their conflicted feelings love, guilt, shame, anger with the camera. They want to make sure he's safe, but how much can they take?

Release Date : Jul 19, 2006

Runtime : 1h 5m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

Keywords : homeless person, schizophrenia, poetry, homelessness, mental breakdown, poet, montreal, canada, jail, mental institution, writer, family, mental patient, mental illness, street life, mental instability, homeless, mentally ill, mentally unstable