One of Those People that Live in the World

Writer/director Paul Maunder's second drama after his award-winning Going Up North for a While is a portrait of a woman's mental health crisis. In part one Julie (Denise Maunder) is haunted by her birth mother's breakdown. Her inner monologue narrates events; Julie hopes marriage and a job will "cure" her, and falls pregnant. After a traumatic delivery, she suffers an acute episode and is admitted into care. Part two takes place in a psychiatric hospital where drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and art therapy were standard treatments at the time. Maunder undertook research at Auckland's Kingseat psychiatric hospital.

Mother, mother...which mother? Which mind?

– Julie (Denise Maunder) feels her mind and body splitting, in part one

Key Cast & Crew

John Reid

As: Husband

Lynton Diggle

Cinematographer

Anne Manchester

Editor, As: Nurse

Denise Maunder

As: Julie

Paul Maunder

Director, Writer, Editor

David H Fowler

Producer