PSYCHOCINEMATIC

Episode 7: Tully -aka Juno grows up and goes through post partum depression


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Today we get a little more serious and personal (than usual, what a dirge) and tackle the subject of postpartum mental illness by looking at 2018's Tully, directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. A film that hadn't really been made before... should you watch it or boycott it?
Steph and Michael air some slightly soiled marriage laundry. Steph's vocal fry is on fire. Best quote of the episode is 'Film school bullshit. Dumb. Yuck.'
 

CONTENT WARNING: birth trauma, psychosis, risk taking behaviour, mania, postpartum depression, brief mention of infanticide, lactation issues

 

If you or someone you know could be experiencing postpartum mental illness please check out these links:

https://www.panda.org.au/

https://www.cope.org.au/

http://www.beyondblue.org.au

https://www.lifeline.org.au/

 

Host: Stephanie Fornasier
Co-host: Michael Watson
Editor: Stephanie Fornasier
Theme music & artwork: Michael Watson
 
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ARTICLES REFERENCED:

Motherly: We've seen Tully and we've got some real concerns

USA Today/All the Moms: Why I won't see Tully and why you should think twice before you do

Vox: Tully controversy

NY Times: 'Tully' is meant to be uncomfortable

New Yorker: Tully reviewed

The Cut: The most real scene in Tully isn't about horrific motherhood

Today: Why 'Tully' writer tackled this 'taboo subject' in her movie

Vulture: Interview with Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis

Stylist: Charlize Theron opens up about being “hit hard with depression”

Newsweek: Jason Reitman on 'Tully'

Research article: Postpartum depression: Risks of cognitive impairment and psychopathology in the children

Research article: Postpartum depression: Risks of abnormal child development

 

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