L’asile Lontan – Chronicle of a Psychiatrist in Reunion Island in the 1960s
Director:
Danielle Jay
Duration:
52 minutes
Year:
2023
Category:
Feature-length documentary
Synopsis
In 1960, a young neuropsychiatrist discovers Reunion Island when he comes to fill in temporarily at the Saint-Paul hospital. The stay becomes a lifetime. Through his 16 mm films and his intimate perspective, this film recounts the patients, the asylum, and the slow transformation of psychiatry on the island.
Country & Language:
Réunion Island
French and creole
Subtitled in French and English
Production:
TEC TEC Production
Location
Ciné Cambaie, Saint-Paul
Date & Time
17/04 at 5PM
Danielle Jay
Danielle Jay, born on September 27, 1941, arrived in Réunion at the age of 12. She studied nursing and developed a passion for photographing rural Réunion, which led to the photo book La Réunion Lontan – Entre Cirques et Pitons (2025 reissue), as well as for video, resulting in the film L’école des Hauts in 2011.
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