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A self-reflexive meta-documentary, Diagnonsense begins with filmmaker Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgård who was diagnosed with multiple mental disorders over a fifteen-year period, and prescribed a staggering number of psychotropic medications. Ten years ago, she embarked on the first of many attempts to make a film about living with a mental disorder, but each effort was cut short due to new diagnoses, new medications, and new side effects. Now, having weaned herself off the drugs, and reaching a critical distance from her diagnoses, she is ready to tell her story, and to challenge the need for psychological labeling. 

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2024
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2024-01-17
Release date (international):
2024-03-15
Production company:
Mattima Films
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
Filmfond Nord
Fritt Ord Foundation
Fond for lyd og bilde
Ekstrastiftelsen
Producer:
Andrew Grant
Øyvind Gregersen
Film consultant:
Klara Nilsson Grunning

Director

  • Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgard

     Ane-Martha is a filmmaker from Northern Norway. Her projects focus on deeply personal and taboo subjects, highlighting how these relate to broader societal and structural issues. Her cinematic style often explores interpersonal dynamics, drawing inspiration from dance, dreamlike and surreal elements, or from her many road trips with her dog, Pippi.   

    As a director, she aims to challenge norms and is actively engaged in stories from female and LGBTQIA+ perspectives. Motivated by a desire to create a collaborative space for filmmakers to freely explore and express their stories, she founded the production company Mattima FILMS in 2011. 

Festivals

2024:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2024:
Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Ane-Martha Tamnes Hansgard
Cinematographer:
Judith Beuth
Editor:
Stéphanie Morin
Composer:
Sandra Kolstad
Sound Recording:
Andrew Grant
Sound Design:
Audun Kvitland Røstad

Technical information

Format:
DCP 2k
Length in min's:
72'
Language:
Norwegian
English
Subtitles:
English

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