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Behind the Scenes

Randy MacLowry, producer and co-writer of A Brilliant Madness, talks about his experiences making a documentary on John Nash. He shares some of the misconceptions he had about schizophrenia, the challenges of conveying the emotional aspects of Nash's story and the ideas behind a few of the shots in the film.

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Visual Motifs
Telling the Story
Game Theory
Cold War Paranoia
Spontaneous Combustion
The Interview with Dr. Nash
The Hollywood Film
Support for the Mentally Ill
Doing the Story Justice



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