Out of the Shadow (2004 film)

Out of the Shadow
Out of the Shadow
Directed by	Susan Smiley
Release date	2004;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States

Last updated December 29, 2025

Out of the Shadow is a 2004 grassroots documentary film by Susan Smiley concerning her mother, Mildred Smiley. Mildred Smiley is a middle-aged woman who has battled schizophrenia for over twenty years. The documentary chronicles her journey from psychiatric wards, nursing and group homes in Illinois, United States.^[1]

Out of the Shadow is composed of interview footage interspersed with home movies and photographs.^[2]

The film has been positively reviewed by mental health journals such as Clinical Psychiatry News and the Journal of Medical Humanities .^[3]

References

↑ Stewart, Susan (October 7, 2006). "Out of the Shadow - TV - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
↑ "All about My Mother" by Atkinson, Roland - Clinical Psychiatry News, Vol. 33, Issue 5, May 2005".^{[ dead link ]}
↑ Diedrich, Lisa (June 1, 2010). "Being the Shadow: Witnessing Schizophrenia". Journal of Medical Humanities. 31 (2): 91–109. doi:10.1007/s10912-010-9109-1. PMID 20127152. S2CID 6543548.

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[1] Stewart, Susan (October 7, 2006). "Out of the Shadow - TV - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[2] "All about My Mother" by Atkinson, Roland - Clinical Psychiatry News, Vol. 33, Issue 5, May 2005".^{[ dead link ]}

[3] Diedrich, Lisa (June 1, 2010). "Being the Shadow: Witnessing Schizophrenia". Journal of Medical Humanities. 31 (2): 91–109. doi:10.1007/s10912-010-9109-1. PMID 20127152. S2CID 6543548.

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