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Life's a Twitch / directed by: Cindy Bisaillon ; produced by: Tina Hahn ; production agency: Symmetree Media (Toronto).

Bisaillon, Cindy, (film director.). Hahn, Tina, (film producer.). Symmetree Media (Toronto), (film producer.).

Summary:

Duncan McKinlay has Tourette Syndrome. At 7 he noticed what he called a devil in his head that made his life hell. His parents thought he was delinquent. His classmates were sure he was nuts. In his teens, it wasn't a question of whether to kill himself, but when. At 19, when he was finally diagnosed, Duncan made researching TS his life path. He's come to understand that his strange ticks are release triggers for the high energy charging through him. At 27 he's a virtuoso at channelling this energy. He's just finished a doctorate in psychology. He's in nationwide demand for his workshops that enlighten, entertain and boost the spirits of the 100,000 across Canada who have Tourette's. Life's a Twitch takes us on a quirky ride into Duncan's world... where he polishes a hearse for two days outside the funeral parlour that was his home... where he endlessly builds and demolishes cities of Lego... where he moves like Elvis, belting out songs that turn his nightmare into a celebration.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (30 min., 29 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Agency:.Produced by Symmetree Media.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Cindy Bisaillon ; script, Cindy Bisaillon ; producer, Tina Hahn ; editor, Tina Hahn ; cinematographer, Christopher Romeike, Cindy Bisaillon ; music, Aaron Davis ; sound recordist, Susan Moffat, Marek Piekarzewski, Justine Pimlott, Bissa Scekic ; sound editor, Susan Moffat.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cast, Teo Weyman.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 2002.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:
Second Award - Category: Education in Health with a cash prize of 250Euros, 2004
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).
Subject: Tourette syndrome.
Nervous system > Diseases.
Genre: Documentary films.


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