''I'm Still Here: The Truth About Schizophrenia'' is a

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about

schizophrenia Schizophrenia () is a mental disorder characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, Auditory hallucination#Schizophrenia, hearing voices), delusions, thought disorder, disorganized thinking and behavior, and Reduced affect display, f ...

. This 65-minute,

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was written and directed by

Robert Bilheimer Robert Bilheimer is the American director of worldwide documentaries. He is the son of American Presbyterian theologian Robert S. Bilheimer.Rhodes, p. 32. Bilheimer received an Academy Award nomination for his film '' The Cry of Reason''. The ex ...

. Bilheimer began working on the film soon after being nominated for an

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for the film '' The Cry of Reason: Beyers Naude – An Afrikaner Speaks Out''.

Psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly ...

Stephen Mark Goldfinger cowrote the film. The

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that funds mental health research. It was originally called the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression, or NARSAD. It received its nonpro ...

aided in the film's production, which was complete by 1992, despite the film not being released until 1996. The following year, a

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recording of the film was distributed by Wheeler Communications. Susan Gingerich appears in the film, as does Fredrick J. Frese. A

National Health Service Corps The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, division of Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Workforce. Members are health professionals providing pri ...

reviewer called the film "extraordinarily moving."

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