The Concept
Animated Minds is a collection of animated documentaries, created by Andy Glynne which uses real testimony combined with animation to make compelling short films about a range of social and psychological themes. The success of this project has helped to shape a new genre - the animated documentary - and has grown into a resource of nearly 40 films, winning three BAFTA’s, two Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards, and being screened around the world.
It started off with a series in 2003 commissioned by Channel 4 Television in the UK as an experiment : could one take the testimony of a variety of people who have experienced mental distress, and then to try to animate their experience? The result, it was hoped, would be a series of engaging short films which would give a general audience a greater understanding of what it feels like to live with mental difficulties.
The reception to the films was far greater than expected. Not only did they reach a large audience through various broadcast partners but they have also been used by teaching hospitals, schools, universities, charities, campaign groups, mental health community centres, and by individuals wishing to show others their experience.
We are now presenting these film under one banner, on this website for you to learn and watch the series. We think there’s a unique power in this format, and hope to grow the collection over the years and increase it’s impact too.
Animated Minds was produced by Mosaic Films.
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