Huge numbers were placed there for life. Some were deemed hopeless cases, never to be part of society again. These were the patients and residents of New Zealand's 'Bins', the huge psychiatric hospitals that dotted the country up until the 90s. 'Mental Notes' tracks the intersecting stories of five remarkable New Zealanders. Their marginalised experiences form the backbone of a social history that many still feel uncomfortable to acknowledge.
Jim Marbrook
Director
Shutter Island81%
Stonehearst Asylum68%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest84%
Infinitely Polar Bear66%
The Silent Twins64%
K-PAX72%
Patch Adams73%
An Angel at My Table69%
Fathers and Daughters71%
Caveat63%
Twelve Monkeys76%
Antichrist66%
Grave Encounters63%
The Professor and the Madman71%
Asylum60%
Titicut Follies72%
Disturbing Behavior58%
Words on Bathroom Walls77%
Barefoot67%
Howl64%
