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‘Florid’ Director Billy Lumby on Challenging ‘Misrepresentation’ of Schizophrenia on Screen and Casting Non-Actors in Feature Debut

Billy Lumby's feature directorial debut, about severe mental health conditions, has its world premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival

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Director Billy Lumby’s feature debut, which follows a man haunted by the voices he hears, will premiere at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Lumby says the film confronts the common horror‑genre trope that links schizophrenia to violent, unpredictable rages, arguing that such portrayals misrepresent the condition.

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