People Say I'm Crazy
A rare look at mental illness from the point of view of the afflicted, ''People Say I'm Crazy'' is a diarylike documentary that records several years in the life of John Cadigan, a young man who, he says, experienced his first psychotic break with reality as a 21-year-old art student in Pittsburgh. The film . . . is made up of video clips, some shot by Mr. Cadigan and others by his older sister, Katie, who emerges as his strongest pillar of support during his prolonged illness. As Mr. Cadigan, in a voice-over narration, describes the ups and downs of his disease, he illustrates his points with scenes from his own life of quiet desperation. He moves from depression and paranoia to full-blown psychotic episodes, eventually somewhat softened by new medications that come on the market.
