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201170 minPGdocumentary

Indian Summer

201170 minPGdocumentary

Seventeen years of battling schizophrenia shape the director's personal narrative about her younger brother's struggle with identity.

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Seventeen years of battling schizophrenia shape the director's personal narrative about her younger brother's struggle with identity.

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Ellen Ugelstad

Ellen Ugelstaddirector

Ellen Ugelstad

Ellen Ugelstadwriter

Torstein Ugelstadcast

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Torstein battles schizophrenia while identifying as a Native American Indian. Indian Summer follows the director's personal narrative about her younger brother's struggle over 17 years. The film presents their family dynamics and the challenges they face as they navigate mental illness and identity. It runs for 70 minutes and was released in 2011.

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