(Re)-Mediation

26 mins
2021
English Canada

A cathartic reflection on the turbulent divorce of the documentarian’s parent’s and how the involvement of the Office of the Children’s lawyer and other institutions acerbated the mental health of the filmmaker’s child self driving him to attempt suicide at the age of eleven.

Photos

Sommerhalder MRP Poster Image – Skye Sommerhalder (1)

Sommerhalder MRP_Set Model 4 Image – Skye Sommerhalder

Sommerhalder_Tree Destruction Photo – Skye Sommerhalder

Director’s Bio

Skye Sommerhalder (He/Him) is a queer and neuro-diverse documentarian who believes strongly in the adage that power is personal. He strives to play an active role in sharing personal stories using more experimental methods both to create memorable work and also reflect the multi-faceted and intersectional nature of human experience.