Convulsive States
Laser’s hallucinatory investigative report explores Paris’s Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, widely considered the birthplace of modern psychology and neurology. Interviews with doctors, historians, clergy, and dance therapists reveal uncanny connections between the emergence of “hysteria” in 19th-century Paris and recent outbreaks of so-called TikTok tics.
Director: Liz Magic Laser
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 54 min
Music: Gobby
Editing: Isaac Goes, Michelle Yoon
Original Language: en
Keywords
art gallery, medical documentary, experimental cinema
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- What is Convulsive States about?
- Laser’s hallucinatory investigative report explores Paris’s Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, widely considered the birthplace of modern psychology and neurology. Interviews with doctors, historians, clergy, and dance therapists reveal uncanny connections between the emergence of “hysteria” in 19th-century Paris and recent outbreaks of so-called TikTok tics.
- Who directed Convulsive States?
- Convulsive States was directed by Liz Magic Laser.
- How long is Convulsive States?
- Convulsive States has a runtime of 54m (54 minutes).
- What genre is Convulsive States?
- Convulsive States is a Documentary film.