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Production: Psychotic Bitch

Project Lead: Maezy Dennie

Rating: PG-13 (Mild swearing, Trigger warning)

Genre: Drama, Psychological

Topics: Mental Health, Psychosis, Insecurities, Fear, Trauma

Length: About 15 minutes.

When to Watch: A dedicated website will be available at the beginning of the festival with live links. A direct download link will be available on the IGNITE website June 12 at 6:45pm.

How to Experience: This is an auditory experience. There is a recording available, and you may choose to listen in a few different ways. Dennie invites you to download the audio and go for a walk through your neighbourhood while listening. This may be a difficult experience, so you are also free to listen in the safety of your home – it is your choice.

Idea & Inspiration: This piece is centered around mental health – specifically psychosis. Dennie was inspired by her own struggles, as well as the extreme stigma surrounding mental health. This auditory piece is meant to simulate what a psychotic episode could be like in an auditory form – though no two experiences are the same in reality. With this experience, Dennie hopes to shine a light on what can go on inside her head, foster understanding of, and help reduce stigma.

Why Experience it?: This piece takes you through an auditory psychotic episode. It combines Dennie’s personal experiences, worries, and fears, as well as those from the voice actors. It is an insider look in how other people may see / the world.

Unique Feature: This is an unscripted, completely collaborative piece. Along with creating a website, Dennie mixed the audio. But the full piece it is made up of clips contributed from young voice actors around the city. Psychotic Bitch truly embodies the festival-at-a-distance model.

From the Artist: “The more that people talk about [mental illness], the less stigmas are built up around it.” – Maezy Dennie.