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Sections

Sections

Tate is admitted to an adolescent psychiatric unit called Manor Lake. On the same day a new member of staff (Hannah) starts work there as a teacher. As they negotiate the world of the unit both Hannah and Tate are trying to keep a lid on their anxieties and desperately trying to appear in control. SECTIONS is a hard hitting, gritty drama, based on the realities of a UK adolescent psychiatric unit in the 21st Century. It follows the lives of the young people, their families and the medical and education staff at a private but NHS funded specialist semi-secure unit. Based on real life experiences SECTIONS portrays the struggle of young people with complex needs, as they try to cope with their illness and their lives. It charts the ups and downs of living with mental health problems and the impact that has on family, friends and health-care professionals, as well as the young people themselves. The audience are plunged right into the middle of the action, sometimes even taking a POV look at the world through the eyes of the characters, to illustrate a different perception of the same environment and how different conditions affect this. The mental health aspect isn't limited to the 'service users' group though; from the outset we can see that everyone has their own issues to deal with, sometimes struggling to keep their professional and personal lives separate and on track. The title comes from The Mental Health Act 'sections' that people are held under for varying amounts of time and with various restrictions to their liberty for 'their own safety or that of others' but it also refers to sections of the brain that cause these problems, the sections of the character's lives we are seeing and sections of society, social or work groupings.

The Sons of the Jaguar

The Sons of the Jaguar

Chano is a kid from a remote indigenous community in the mountains of México, he has the responsibility to walk for hours to take to the Sunday street market the idols of the "Tecuanes" that are handcrafted by Cenobio, his grandfather. The old sick man Cenobio shared with Chano the legend and the ancestral tradition of the Tecuanes "Cuilli and Macuilli". Days later Chano sells the idols to a couple of tourists and by using the argument that the legend is interesting, the tourists suggest Chano to go to sell the idols to the city making him believe that he will improve his life conditions. Chano convinces Cenobio to go to the city leaving behind his mother and brother. In the meantime the idols and their story are given, stolen and used by different owners to achieve their purposes, ambitions and needs. Chano and Cenobio arrive to the city with great ingenuity, ignored by the inhabitants of the large city. They establish in the outskirts areas, working as labourers and loaders at the street market of Tepito The idols and legend change from different owners until they are registered by an important foreign film director that usurped the Legend of "Cuilli and Macuilli" Months later he takes the legend to theaters, getting a great acceptance and commercial success. When the director and his girlfriend are leaving the film festival they bump into a couple of beggars, Chano offers him the idols of "Cuilli and Macuilli" to the couple. During the development of the story, the legend of "Cuilli and Macuilli" is told by different characters that have the idols in their power, with the personal vision of each one. On this journey many rites and traditions from Guerrero are recreated. Such as the "Fight of the Tiger" in Chilpancingo, The Tigrada in Chilapa, The Rain Request in Zitlala and the processions of the Holy week in Taxco.

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