Ala Akn

The film says the essentials to live fully: "We believe in Magic", the magic is you. Future is not to foresee, but to be made. There is no perfect, just be you, as you are.

Carl Rogers taught us to love people unconditionally. This is the purest inner desire of all humans to my understanding. The film proved the notion and added: "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." Womanhood and motherhood have been always linked with sacrifices for children, no matter how the mother is feeling, she has to be strong at all times, and not suffer from postpartum depression or any dissatisfaction at all, to always be there for the family. This is what societal concepts dictate, as natural mothering. What if things are not as we desire them to be? What if no matter what, the woman who became a mother is still a human with all the needs of one? What if perfect is only possible theoretically and rarely in real situations? Somewhere in the "Translation and its Failures" Conference in the movie the lecturer said: "...whenever one tries to suppress doubt, there is tyranny."

That was so real. The story happening in Oslo made the pace of the movie slow enough as it is in our 20s-30s. This is the story of us, becoming chosen more than being the active choosers. Us figuring out life, and in the end, it is more possible we go with the flow of different chapters, than to direct each like a director.

This is a great realistic, and to the point documentary series, emphasizing the power of being seen and supporting each other throw doom and gloom of a mental condition, consists of 5 episodes, of people’s experiences and narrations and a complementary episode in the end to wrap it all up and draw a path to move forward from. The producers, David, with his personal experience of grieving for her mother, Diana, and Oprah, by sharing her personal experience of emotional abuse in her childhood and her support system now available for about 200 teens in college, are only part of this magnificent, humane, vulnerable and honest narrative of the reality of “Human condition” and “being a person, not the diagnosis”. Oprah mentioned a significant point in episode 6, that is really a key not only to the therapeutic process itself, but also for the interconnection as a global community: “Over and over again through the series I heard the experts refer to the power of connection and how having just one person in your life who cares about you and sees you can make all the difference.” So, if you are a mental health activist, or a “human”, and considering the worsening situation of humanity in general, this is a must to watch this series and become part of the club.

This documentary is not only informative but also great in sceneries and visionary. It shows the most important cognitive and sensory domains of the children’s development from age 0-5. A great choice for people who prefer to watch to learn and have the pleasure of watching simultaneously. The multiculturalism and uniqueness of human being are well-illustrated here and the narration by Olivia Colman make it the best. Highly recommended for parents and psychology students.