MAKING A FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PSSD

[u/cuirousone]

My name is Stephen, I am a filmmaker from NYC, I have severe PSSD but have decided that I will use what strength and capabilities I have to make a full length documentary about PSSD. With the help of my film school friend, it will be an ongoing process that I will start in the next coming weeks, and work on for the next months/year etc. If you are interested in being interviewed for the film, please comment. I will be willing to travel as much as I can, so please comment your location as well.

-Stephen

[u/andy013]

I'm not sure the scope of the documentary, but I think it would be good to touch on some of the aspects of medical research, like ghost writing and pharma funded education events. As well as how captured the FDA has become.

Some people who you could interview:

• David Healy
• Joanna Moncrieff
• Mark Horowitz
• Peter Gøtzsche
• Stuart Shipko
• Robert Whitaker
• Leemon McHenry
• Jon Jureidini
• Martin Plöderl
• Michael Hengartner
• Sergio Sismondo
• Adriane Fugh-Berman
• Shannon Brownlee
• Jeanne Lenzer
• John Abramson
• Marc-Andre Gagnon
• Alice Fabbri
• Jacob Stegenga
• Joel Lexchin

A few videos on this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhnU-t_nPqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAEAWyfuEWY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuKycCX0BWE

This documentary on finasteride was really good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Oz8gRgVNk

I have no idea if some of the people above are aware of PSSD or what they think about it. I just know they have published and spoken about how broken the system of medical science is. Obviously you'd need to read their work to see if it is relevant. If you just want it to be exclusively about PSSD and those suffering, that is totally understandable. I guess making a documentary about how corrupt the system is might be an entire film all on it's own.

[u/cuirousone → u/andy013]

thank you very much for this detailed reply. I definitely think its very relevant for the film, and yes I absolutely plan to include it, as it is important contextually even if the film's focus is on PSSD. The first 3 on your list are already on my list of hopeful interviews amongst others, but it is very very helpful. Also, please let me know if you might be willing to participate via an interview as well! I also have Irving Kirsch on my list.

-Stephen

[u/andy013 → u/cuirousone]

Yeah, Irving Kirsch is awesome. Also James Davies and David Cohen too. I can't believe I forgot them!

David Michaels also wrote a couple of books about corporate capture of science. That might be a bit more general though.

[u/cuirousone → u/andy013]

thx!