Cluster Headaches - 'Living with the Beast'

This is a short 5 minute Alternative Documentary piece that took around 7-8 months to plan and create. This is one of my final films for University, and is a follow-up to last years short documentary 'Clusterheads'.

The spin on this compared to last years film is that rather than this looking at the informative side behind the relatively unknown condition of Cluster Headaches, this time we follow a sufferer - Mike Powell on a 'day in the life', and we get a small glimpse into what it's like for him to carry 'The Beast' around everyday.

This is an almost finished cut of the film. And I would really appreciate any constructive feedback and thoughts, and if there are any Cluster Headache sufferers that are watching this; have we been able to portray an attack effectively through the audio/visuals?

(c) Oxygen Productions 2008/09
- Daniel Cole: Director/Cinematographer/FX
- Chris Hufton: Producer/Director
- Steve Allan: Editor
- Brian Duffy: Camera

To see last years short documentary please follow the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnE0xjsNMDo

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[muszkavis2]

i`m 25 it has started when I was.. 12. Closed right eye, tears, closed right nose hole, big pain of right side of head. my eye`s exploding. but it leaves after 60 minutes. I don`t take any medicines. I learned to live with it. And if someone says I`m kidding I want that person`s soul to visit my body only once :) it`s like a toothake taken to the half of my brain/face. Can`t drink cause it attacks - 3 per 4 parties. Shit attacks me in the worst places. In a bus, at work, at the parties.greets

[Versilleus1]

Very nice documentary. As a chronic cluster sufferer myself, you have hit what life can be like constantly fighting the beast.

[bayls0303]

@GoTubeYourMom well for 1 i am not a prick, 2 i suffer from these quite badly and one of the few woman to get this. And i am no where near self-absorbed. And you say not to insult ppl isnt that what you just done to me? nothing like the pot calling the kettle black

[GoTubeYourMom]

This has such a horror movie feel to it, especially with the music and the ending... and I realize that that's exactly what this is... people out there are living with this nightmarish disease, and it's truly horrifying...

Much worse than any horror movie I've ever seen... I can't even put into words how terrifying this is...

I am so sorry to all the sufferers; I wish there was something I could do...

[GoTubeYourMom]

@bayls0303 I wish idiots like you would be aware of your own stupidity... brainless American? Stop being so bloody self-absorbed and instead of being a prejudice prick, why don't you try to educate others, instead of being insulting?

But I will agree that hashplant100 is a total douche... but he's probably 12 and lacks muscles to make anything of himself, so just let him be...

[bayls0303]

@hashplant100 who the bloody hell do u think u r? no doubt a brainless American. This is cluster headache not just a normal headache, i would 100 of ur whimpy headaches each day than have 1 more cluster attack IDIOT

[drjeffolsen]

I am an episodic cluster sufferer, one of the "lucky" ones ;) I think your videos are really neat and your visuals were great at portraying the pain....if that's even possible. Thank you for your interest in our condition my friend

[chill14later]

Once it is with you it never goes away. Once the cycle of the headaches starts it could be days, Weeks, Months before it stops, But only to start up again, Like a seasonal torture, Except the beast decides the season. It may be months between headaches, But rest assured once it starts the cycle is daily, Until it just stops. I always live in fear of the return of the agony. Even though I lived through it, I am at mercy. It does what it does & I cannot stop it.

[ElfenLiedd]

@muszkavis2 I just learnt about this and am curious about how this begins int he first place? i saw a couple of video's and it makes me feel so lucky!

[hashplant100]

im sittin here having a fucking headache and u want to put that stupid fucking music to ur video and talk pointlessly about where u work with ur fucking annoying acceint shut the fuck up and get to the point u butter tooth britt

[Cschive]

Jesus, I'm glad I don't have that and I'm sure in hope for a cure, although I've been having a mild constant headache for over a month and a half now, surly if you can deal with this, I can deal with my puny problem. Going to see an eye doctor tomorrow though for an eye exam, make sure that isn't the problem, had a CT scan everything there checks out, (shrugs)