23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

Mitch - the Diary of Schizophrenic Patient

LFF13, Out of competition

ABOUT THE MOVIE

Mitch is an autobiographical film, the portrait of a 40-year-old schizophrenic who plays an active role, as one of two directors and as the cameramen, in the making of this film. Mitch goes through film therapy, carefully rolled out over several years, by building an artwork. His film ″therapist″ is Damir Čučić, the director, who also appears in the film as an active participant The therapy takes place in several stages, through assignments done with the camera. Mitch competes these assignments depending on where he resides at that particular moment.

Damir Čučić

Damir Čučić (1972) has directed more than 20 documentaries, 12 experimental films and two short films. He is the winner of 17 national and international film awards and his films have been shown at over 130 festivals in 40 countries on almost every continent. In 1999 he also became involved in film education and he teaches at many documentary and experimental film workshops. He is the founder of Mikrokino, a chain of movie theatres reserved for short film screenings. Filmography: A Letter to My Dad (2012) – feature film City Killer (2007) – documentary short La petite mort (2006) – experimental short La Strada (2004) – experimental short Forgotten (2002) – documentary short Creatures From the Pictures (1999) – documentary short

Title: Mitch - the Diary of Schizophrenic Patient
Year of production: 2014
Duration: 73
Photography: Mišel Skorić
Sound design: Martin Semenčić
Production: Siniša Juričić
Production company: Nukleus film