Mental as Everything

"An examination of the highs and lows of living with a mental illness by people who experience it"

Damon Smith has estimated that he has spent around 50,000 hours of his life, so far, participating in absurd ritualistic behaviours associated with his obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). With a diagnosis of both, OCD and Bipolar Disorder, and with the help of his anxious friend, Adam Coad, these Australian singer-songwriters share, through original music, preposterous humour, and outlandish animations, the intricate and debilitating nature of what it is like to live and talk about mental illness in a world where it’s ok to talk about a broken arm, but not ok to talk about a broken mind.

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Solitaire Dance

Solitaire Dance

2021

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

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SWIM!

SWIM!

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Beyond Silence

Beyond Silence

2017

Framing Britney Spears

Framing Britney Spears

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The First Woman

The First Woman

2021

1660 Vine

1660 Vine

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Boxed

Boxed

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La santé mentale : Une note à la fois

La santé mentale : Une note à la fois

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Spyral

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Sensitive: The Untold Story

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Other World

Other World

2014

Diary of a Head Injury

Diary of a Head Injury

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Act Social

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We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

We Love You, Sally Carmichael!

2017

Emma Wants to Live

Emma Wants to Live

2016

The Drummer and the Keeper

The Drummer and the Keeper

2017

Jump!

Jump!

2023

A, My Name Is Alex

A, My Name Is Alex

1987

Twisted Hearts

Twisted Hearts

2024