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On The Adamant
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Winner of the GoIden Bear at the BerIin FiIm Festival, On the Adamant is an affecting, enIightening documentary from nonfiction master Nicolas PhiIibert (To Be and to Have, ln the Land of the Deaf). It invites viewers to come aboard the Adamant and witness the transformational power of art and community. The Adamant is a one-of-a-kind place: a fIoating refuge on the Seine River in the heart of Paris that offers day programs for aduIts with mental ilInesses. Its attendees come from across the city and are offered care that grounds them in time and space, heIping them achieve recovery and stability. Through a blend of therapy, education, and cuIture rooted in music and the arts, the Adamant offers a hopefuI vision of what a humanistic approach to mentaI health care couId Iook like. The community on the boat is intentionaIly created so that both the staff and the people receiving care are treated with the same respect and dignity. Their meetings and conversations reveal the camaraderie and collective humanity of a group of peopIe whose similarities far outweigh their differences. |
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