Susannah Cahalan è una giornalista che inizia ad avere strane convulsioni e a sentire misteriose voci. Man mano che passano le settimane, Susannah scivola rapidamente nella follia, oscillando tra violenza e stati catatonici. A seguito di una serie di esplosioni, diagnosi errate e una degenza prolungata, una nuova speranza per lei si profila all'orizzonte grazie al fortunato intervento di un medico.
A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. When her father hires an investigator to look into the circumstances of the mother's death 30 years prior, it triggers a new rash of emotional turmoil for the young woman and uncovers a heinous crime.
La giovane Karen, in Giappone per uno scambio culturale, accetta di sostituire un'infermiera che non si è presentata al lavoro. Fa così la conoscenza di Emma, un'anziana signora americana in stato catatonico che vive in una casa deserta e in disordine. Mentre accudisce la donna, Karen sente dei rumori provenire dal piano superiore: dovrà vedersela con una serie di orrori scatenati da un episodio accaduto anni prima...
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
Other Voices is a 1970 documentary film directed by David H. Sawyer. The film follows Dr. Albert Honig, one of the most controversial Doctors of his era, as he demonstrates various techniques he has employed in his treatment of comatose, catatonic, schizophrenic, and autistic patients. It also follows a handful of patients living in a rural setting in Doylestown, Pennsylvania during their daily activities and during treatment sessions with Dr. Honig. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.