Heartbeat in the Brain (1970)

01/01/1970 (GB) • Documentary • 12m

Overview

A documentary produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation. In the film, Feilding, a 27-year-old student at the time, drills a hole in her forehead with a dentist's drill. In the documentary, surgical scenes alternate with motion studies of Feilding's pet pigeon Birdie.

Heartbeat in the Brain (1970)

01/01/1970 (GB) • 12m

Documentary

Overview

A documentary produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation. In the film, Feilding, a 27-year-old student at the time, drills a hole in her forehead with a dentist's drill. In the documentary, surgical scenes alternate with motion studies of Feilding's pet pigeon Birdie.

Top Billed Cast

Amanda Feilding

Herself

Birdie

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

pigeon

trepanation

lost media

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