PSYCHOCINEMATIC

A little trailer for the lols! Starring the voices of Michael Watson, Steph Fornasier and Maz Fornasier. 

Editing by Steph Fornasier

Music by Michael Watson

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Welcome to Psychocinematic

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Steph:

Can I say that it was on the nose?

Michael: 

No you may not, you get one per episode

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Steph:

But we are the only married podcast team

Steph:

A podcast where we analyzed depictions of disability and mental illness in popular film and TV.

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Michael:

Steph:

Available on all good podcast apps

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Steph:

Do you want some ziti???

Michael:

Alright.

Steph:

TOOWNAY!

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Steph:

Do you know anything about Shirley MacLaine?

Michael:

Not a thing

Steph:

Oh My God, she's cooked.

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Steph:

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Maz:

I'm just living my life on social media, whatever, but everyone's just got so much trauma.

Steph:

Sign up to our Patreon for bonus content

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Steph:

*whispering* on the nose.

share to youtube

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU GENTLEFOLK! Welcome to our second annual Christmas episode, where we bring you the deepest of dives into the most beloved of yuletide tales by Charles Dickens, brought to you by furry puppets and a most serious Michael Caine. THE MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL!

Did this story invent Christmas? What would Scrooge and Tiny Tim be diagnosed with today? Is Tiny Tim actually a super problematic character? Do you even need to guess the answer to that question? FIND OUT NOW!

CONTENT WARNING: A few bad swears, ableist/harmful attitudes toward disability, charity model, brief mention of domestic violence, child labour and abuse, death/afterlife, death of a child, voluntary assisted dying, terrible muppet and Michael Caine impressions.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host & Editor: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost, music and artwork: Michael Watson

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Join our patreon and your fees go to People With Disability Australia! 

REFERENCES

• Diagnosis Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge and OCD and Tim was riddled with rickets: The Herald

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On our last main episode of the year, Maz and I dive far more deeply than most would into the most iconic highschool mid 90’s movie, Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Heckerling and starring the almost-forgotten Alicia Silverstone. We discuss why Cher definitely has ADHD and why her plight is so relatable to Maz (although not because she has a crush on her ex-step-sibling). Does Clueless’ inspiration, Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ also have ADHD? And does anyone use the term 'cake boy' in real life?

Apologies for Steph's gnarly vocal fry today!

See the tiktok that inspired us here: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSefXmhE7/

CONTENT WARNING: discussion of ableist/harmful attitudes towards ADHD, brief discussion of the 'r word'. That's kind of it though, phew!

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Maz Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

Don’t forget to follow us on insta (@psychocinematicpodcast),  tiktok (@psychocinematic), or join our facebook page!! Email us with any suggestions at [email protected]! Join our patreon for our upcoming BONUS EPISODE and your fees go to People With Disability Australia! 

REFERENCES:

• Actually ADHD • Hi! I was wondering what ADHD symptoms Emma from... (tumblr.com)

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Happy International Day of People with Disability!!

Join me (Steph) as I have a big gush about the documentary Crip Camp and a little rant about ableism, and direct your attention to the ‘mother of disability’ Judy Heumann as well as some of the many disability activists that I look to, leading the work in inclusion in Australia and the world.

This episode was to be only available to everyone via patreon for one day before it went to exclusive patreon content but then I thought, nah! Here it is forever.

DONATE DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA HERE: Donate Now (grassrootz.com)

VERY IMPORTANT LINKS:

International Day of People with Disability (idpwd.com.au)

Crip Camp | A Disability Revolution

“Crip Camp” Pieces Together the U.S. History of Disability Rights | Bitch Media

Judy Heumann | Disability Rights Advocate | Judithheumann

‎Factually! with Adam Conover: The Extraordinary History of the Disability Rights Movement with Judy Heumann on Apple Podcasts

‎The Heumann Perspective on Apple Podcasts

Jordon Steele-John | Greens WA

The I Can't Stand Podcast (icantstandpodcast.com)

Carly Findlay – Writer, speaker, appearance activist. Loving life!

ABC Ramp Up – Disability, Discussion, Debate (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)(archived)

Stella Young: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | TED Talk

Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram as we highlight disability activists on our page (and follow all the activists!)!: @psychocinematicpodcast

Host, editor: Steph Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

It’s our 20th episode Psychocinemaniacs! Who knew we’d make it this far!

Buckle up for some wild rides as we delve into the 3 biggest movies of their decades featuring Dissociative Identity Disorder*. Primal Fear (1996), Identity (2003) and Split (2016). Steph and Maz discuss the wild assertions each film make, and the actual statistics around criminal activity, murder, and dissociative identity disorder. Also if there are any lawyers in the house we are sorry we don't know legal facts!!!

*Ok obviously Fight Club will be covered in a later episode. Maybe our 50th?

Content Warning: Self harm, sexual abuse, physical abuse, kidnapping, trauma, violence, murder, ableist tropes, sex and sex-work shaming, death. Spoilers for Psycho, Mr Robot and Fight Club.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Maz Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

REFERENCES:

Top 10 Dissociative Identity Disorder Movies (Multiple Personality)

The butler(s) DID it - dissociative identity disorder in cinema

Primal Fear (1996) – Psychopathology in Film

Dissociative identity disorder: No excuse for criminal activity

Mental illness and violent behavior: the role of dissociation - Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Dissociative identity disorder: No excuse for criminal activity

Mind Over Pop Culture: Primal Fear

From Split to Psycho: why cinema fails dissociative identity disorder

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Hello Psychocinemaniacs, did you drink your juice today??

What movies are there about type 1 diabetes? Not many, but there is certainly Steel Magnolias (1989). Steph and Michael take you through this all female cast lead film (directed by Herbert Ross and written by Robert Harling), and the very interesting history of discovery and treatment of diabetes. Michael talks about his own, very recent experience of Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis and management, and whether this movie got it right or wrong. Also featured: reasons why Dolly Parton is awesome and Shirley Maclaine is terrible. 

CONTENT WARNING: death, parental death, end of life discussion, description of a hypoglycaemic attack, chronic illness ableism & disability tropes, homophobia, mention of blood tests/injections, animal cruelty (in medical trials), swearing, white privilege, Shirley Maclaine's offensive views on things, some grossness, poor approximations of a southern accent. 

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost, music and artwork: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

REFERENCES

Chronic Illness in Film: Steel Magnolias – Necessary Behavior

The Dark Side of 'Steel Magnolias' 

Steel Magnolias, 30 Years Later: A Diabetes Teaching Moment? 

Oscar-Winning Actress Olympia Dukakis Shares Advice for Alzheimer's Caregivers 

The Moderna Vaccine Is Part Of Dolly Parton's Long Legacy Of Health Philanthropy 

https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/diaspect/21/2/78.full.pdf

https://beyondtype1.org/the-history-of-type-1-where-weve-been-and-where-were-going/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317484

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522877/

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P.S. One thing we neglect to unpack in this episode (probably wise for brevity’s sake) is how WHITE these movies are… next to no First Nations Australian characters in a movie set in the Australian outback, including Feral Kid who throws a boomerang but is played by a Caucasian actor? Really? Extremely unwise, George.

CONTENT WARNING: severe road injuries, violent death, death of a child, death of a partner, PTSD and related symptoms, ableism & disability tropes, Mel Gibson facts, trauma, child in unsafe situations.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost, music and artwork: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

REFERENCES:

Trauma and Disability in Mad Max - Beyond the Road Warrior’s Fury | Mick Broderick | Palgrave Macmillan

Mad Max: How George Miller's Past Made The Road Warrior Darker

Mad Max: Fury Road: "If you can see it, you can be it"

Power and Disability in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

‘Bionic Actress’ Angel Giuffria Is Ready For People With Disabilities To Get Their Close-Up (gizmodo.com.au)

Disability in Mad Max's Dystopian Future

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Master Blaster Scene (3/9) | Movieclips - YouTube

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Maz and Steph finally present to you the magnum opus of podcast content about Mental Illness in film. They watched both versions of telemovies Sybil, and now you don’t have to. That, is the 1976 version starring Sally Field and Joanne Woodward, and the 2007 version starring Jessica Lange and Tammie Blanchard. (Our cover image contains the font they used in that 2007 version, which is harmful to my soul). 

Get your ears prepped as we unpack the true story which inspired Sybil, and the cultural impact it had on diagnoses of Multiple Personality Disorder, which was since renamed Dissociative Identity Disorder, and all the ins and outs of what DID is and dissociation itself. PLEASE note trigger warning, this one is a bit of a trauma minefield.

CONTENT WARNING: severe child abuse, including sexual and physical violence and rape, and emotional abuse, suicide, self harm, PTSD, substance use, anxiety, panic attack, ableism, unethical therapeutic behaviour, sexism, miscarriage/death of newborn, violent death, transphobia

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Maz Fornasier

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

Follow us on Insta, Twitter, TIKTOK lol, and sign up to our Patreon

REFERENCES

CBC: The true story behind Sybil and her multiple personalities

NY Times: A girl not named Sybil

NPR: Real ‘Sybil’ admits multiple personalities were fake

Wikipedia: Shirley Ardell Mason

Wikipedia: Dissociative Identity Disorder

Psychiatry.org: What are Dissociative Disorders

Sane Australia: Dissociative Identity Disorder  

You’re Wrong About episode on Multiple Personality Disorder

Factually! With Adam Conover episode on ADHD

Andrew Nanton, M. (2021). Sybil Exposed: A Look at Dissociative Identity Disorder. Retrieved 3 September 2021, from https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/sybil-exposed-look-dissociative-identity-disorder

Boysen, G. (2011). The Scientific Status of Childhood Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Review of Published Research. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics, 80(6), 329-334. doi: 10.1159/000323403

DRAAISMA, D. (2015). Forgetting. NEW HAVEN: YALE University Press.

Lynn, S., Lilienfeld, S., Merckelbach, H., Giesbrecht, T., & van der Kloet, D. (2012). Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders. Current Directions In Psychological Science, 21(1), 48-53. doi: 10.1177/0963721411429457

Sybil, A Case Of Multiple Personality: The Natural History of a Myth. (2004). Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless, 13(1-2), 167-187. doi: 10.1080/10530789.2004.11739502

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Finishing up our Ari Aster-palooza! Let’s unpack Ari’s next traumatic experience of a film, 2019’s Midsommar. It’s a break-up movie, but not like most break up movies. We continue our discussion of grief and trauma in Ari’s cinematic world, and Midsommar’s themes of society’s view of life, death and family. It’s not all fun and games though, as we highlight the negative messages about disability and mental illness. Also, spoiler alert, Christian is a toxic, narcissistic prick. We talk about that too.

CONTENT WARNING: Murder, suicide, family death, ableism, decapitation, PTSD, panic attack, anxiety, disability used as horror, eugentics, rape, discussion of visual gore, mutilation, coercive control/emotional abuse/gaslighting, drug use, violence, dead animals, cults, pagan rituals, a bit of swearing. On top of that Steph talks about Dr Death at the beginning (discussion of botched surgeries). It’s a lot.

NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

Host: Stephanie Fornasier

Cohost: Michael Watson

Editor: Nicholas Fornasier

Music and artwork: Michael Watson

References!

The mash up of both endings side by side (if you want): Hereditary and Midsommar Ending (side-by-side) - YouTube

HORROR AND DIAGNOSIS: ON ARI ASTER

Exploring Depictions of Disability in 2018 Horror Movies

Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema on JSTOR

The Atlantic: What Kind of Movie Ari Aster Wanted Midsommar to Be

The Guardian: Midsommar director Ari Aster: 'I often cling to dead things'

Vox: Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”

Forbes: A Film Under the Influence: Gender, Homage And 'Midsommar'

Independent: Disabled children are not scary so please stop using able-bodied actors to portray them in horror films

Plymouth State University blog: Disability, Ari Aster, and the horror genre

Vulture: Midsommar interview with Ari Aster  

The Guardian: Midsommar's ableism resurrects the dark history of eugenics-inspired horror