| Manic | |
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| Directed by | Kalina Bertin |
| Written by | Kalina Bertin |
| Produced by | Mila Aung-Thwin Kalina Bertin Daniel Cross Bob Moore Halima Ouardiri Marina Serrao |
| Cinematography | Kalina Bertin |
| Edited by | Anouk Deschênes Hélène Girard |
| Music by | Octavio Torija Alvarez |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Manic is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Kalina Bertin.[1] The film depicts Bertin's efforts, in response to a family history of bipolar disorder, to investigate parts of her father's prior life in Montserrat that she did not know about;[2] she ultimately uncovers the revelations that her father was a cult leader who also suffered from bipolar disorder, and who had, unbeknownst to Bertin until making the film, also fathered at least 12 other children with four other women.[3]
The film premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[4]