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My Beautiful Broken Brain
She lost her words at 34 and filmed herself finding them again. You're still you, just someone new to meet.
Who it's for
After a stroke at 34 left her with aphasia, Lotje Sodderland filmed herself on her phone from days after the bleed, which gives viewers an inside view of cognitive injury rarely seen on screen.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Directed by Sophie Robinson and Lotje Sodderland, with David Lynch as executive producer, this documentary follows Sodderland, a London resident, through the year after a brain hemorrhage at 34 left her with aphasia that initially took away her ability to read, write and speak. Much of the film uses video selfies she began recording on her phone in hospital.
Where to find it
Netflix (released March 2016). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Stroke recovery and flickering visuals.
Age: Not verified (suggested 13+)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
