On the Adamant
Winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, On the Adamant is an affecting, enlightening documentary from nonfiction master Nicolas Philibert (To Be and to Have, In the Land of the Deaf). It invites viewers to come aboard the Adamant and witness the transformational power of art and community. The Adamant is a one-of-a-kind place: a floating refuge on the Seine River in the heart of Paris that offers day programs for adults with mental illnesses. Its attendees come from across the city and are offered care that grounds them in time and space, helping them achieve recovery and stability. Through a blend of therapy, education, and culture rooted in music and the arts, Adamant offers a hopeful vision of what a humanistic approach to mental health care could look like. The community on the boat is intentionally created so that both the staff and the people receiving care are treated with the same respect and dignity. Their meetings and conversations reveal the camaraderie and collective humanity of a group of people whose similarities far outweigh their differences.
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2024]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from web page. Originally released as a motion picture in 2024. Wide screen. GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Mamadi Barri, Walid Benziane, Sabine Berliere. |
System Details Note: | DVD, wide screen. |
Language Note: | French dialogue; English subtitles. |