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Home / Film Interviews / Interviews with Female Directors / Interview: Director Karina Bertin explores her family's bipolar Disorder in Manic

Laura Anne Harris / May 2, 2017

HotDocs Interview: Director Kalina Bertin explores her family’s bipolar disorder in Manic

Canadian documentarian Kalina Bertin takes an unexpected journey into her family history of bipolar disorder in her HotDocs film Manic Kalina Bertin’s thought-provoking documentary, Manic, took me on a unexpected journey. Bertin sets out to find out the secrets of her father’s past in order to see if his actions and erratic — manic — […]
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Filed Under: Canadian cinema, Film Festivals, Film Interviews, Interviews with Female Directors Tagged With: Canadian cinema, Documentary, Female Directors, HotDocs, Members Only, Mental illness

Laura Anne Harris

Laura Anne Harris is a writer, performer, director, and reviewer. Born and raised in Victoria, B.C., Laura wrote and starred in Pitch Blond at the 2007 Victoria Fringe Festival where she won the 2007 Critic’s Choice Award for ‘Best Fringe Production.’ Laura first full-length play Red/Rouge will receive its international debut in Bangkok, Thailand at the IF Festival. Laura is a member of the Playwright Guild of Canada.

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