A Summer In The Cage

A SUMMER IN THE CAGE is filmmaker Ben Selkow's feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film follows Sam for seven years as he suffers delusional manic episodes, battles paralyzing depressions, and tries to escape the legacy of his father.
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Category:

• Documentary
• Sports

Directed by:

• Ben Selkow

Tags:

• cinetic
• documentary
• summer
• in
• the
• cage
• ben
• selkow
• manic
• depression
• illness
• bipolar
• disorder

[Dee30Jay]

I watched this because I'm bipolar. I didn't find hope, was only reminded that I'm not the only one struggling.

The important thing about this is that it allowed me to see how I am from the outside. I know that my behaviors sometimes hurt those who care about me, but I never really understood it until now.

Many thanks to Sam and Ben.

[qawwalification]

Sam was right. Ben is only an editor. Ben will never understand the stress he put his friend through. At 1 point Ben put the camera down 2 care 4 Sam. Sam didn't have the presence of mind 2 make those difficult decisions in the same way. That anger can happen with this illness and Ben simply became the focus is a gloss over. Healthy people would have felt stress living under the camera, but 2 do this while suffering so? Unfair.

Sam does has incredible strength. What did Ben learn?

[tooldrummer]

@SilverRedIndigo If you are indeed sincere then thank you. I just think it's ridiculous to say things like "psychiatry is a well know control mechanism" like it's some sort of government cover up to dumb people down who have real illnesses. This isn't fucking 1984. In reality psychiatry, is improving a lot of people's lives who would otherwise be in a world of shit or dead from suicide. My life has improved so much from what it was before medication.

[SilverRedIndigo]

@tooldrummer

I'm sincerely sorry that what I wrote caused you pain.

[tooldrummer]

@SilverRedIndigo You're full of shit. Bipolar disorder is diagnosed when the mood swings become so severe that it impedes on the person's life. It's much more than just "the highs and lows all creative people go through". Your ignorance is ridiculous. Your conspiracy theory that medicating people is a result of "the system" finding people with creativity a threat. Seriously?! Did you just choose to ignore the suicide section? Dad went off meds and killed himself. The meds lessen the lows too.

[jrod16sports]

@Dee30Jay I know what you mean. I never really understood how my behaviors are hurting those around me, I think that just by understanding it opens my mind to the feelings of others.

[jrod16sports]

I really enjoyed this movie because i was able to identify to it. I have been suffering from depression myself for the last couple of months, there has been suicidal thoughts in my mind...therefore one thing that the woman said really was impacting to me, it went something like "it is far more braver and courageous to live with this disease..." 1:15:35 

[VirtualMP3Studio]

Depression blows...

[gammerstang2009]

@chrisfilms84

Opinions are like assholes. Hopefully, everyone has one... Not just you.

[laluna7580]

Thank you for opening your life to us.

[chrisfilms84]

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