Cello : os sintomas do transtorno de personalidade borderline através da narrativa audiovisual

Abstract

This Final Course Project involves the production of a short, seven-minute fiction film entitled Cello. The film aims to represent, through audiovisual narrative, the symptoms of a person diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Recognizing that seeking professional help through psychotherapy, as well as educating family and friends, is essential for effective treatment, this recognition reinforces the need for audiovisual works to formulate complementary learning methodologies. Based on the production of the feature film Prozac Generation , we will conduct a film analysis based on Vanoye and Goliot-Lété (1994), dissecting certain elements in order to better understand the symptoms of the disorder and the characteristics of a crisis, highlighting the didactic potential contained in the work. With this, we will develop the argumentation and audiovisual narrative necessary to define the representation of mental illness in cinema through the senses, drawing on authors such as Gadelha, Paiva (2007), and Gonçalves, Rocha (2011). Cello emerged from reflections on the need for more widely circulated Brazilian audiovisual works that aim to raise awareness and combat the stigmatization of mental disorders. Although the topic is well-known, it is still little discussed when compared to other disorders such as depression, antisocial personality disorder and bipolar disorder. The Final Course Project aims, through the short film, to contribute to the learning of personality disorders, as discussed by Honorato, Mazzaia, Franciscatto Avezani and Neto (2021) in addition to briefly discussing the film's production process.