Manic (2017 film)

Manic
Directed byKalina Bertin
Written byKalina Bertin
Produced byMila Aung-Thwin
Kalina Bertin
Daniel Cross
Bob Moore
Halima Ouardiri
Marina Serrao
CinematographyKalina Bertin
Edited byAnouk Deschênes
Hélène Girard
Music byOctavio Torija Alvarez
Production
company
Release date
  • April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) (Hot Docs)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Manic is a 2017 Canadian documentary film directed by Kalina Bertin. 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; 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.

The film premiered at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.