MOOD ATLAS

Short documentary | 18 min | 2019

National University of Ireland, Galway | Ishka Films

What happens when you feel too much, or too little? Bipolar Disorder has put Shane’s life on hold and he has lost everything: girlfriend, job, friends. He turns to a neuroscience team to map his brain and give him answers.

  • Best Short Documentary - Cosmo Genetics Film Festival Saint Petersburg 2021

    Best Short Film - Science on Screen Film Festival 2020

    Best Medical Documentary - Sci-On! Science Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Professional Documentary - Raw Science Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Short Documentary - Vienna Science Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Short Documentary - Richard Harris Int Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Director - Richard Harris International Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Overall Short Film - Richard Harris International Film Festival 2020

    Nominated Best Short Documentary - Fusion Film Festival Warsaw 2020

    Nominated Best Short Documentary - Santorini Film Festival 2020

  • Raw Science Film Festival/ USA/ April 2020

    Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer/ Russia/ April 2020

    Sci-On/ USA/ May 2020

    Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival/ Turkey/ May 2020

    Docs Ireland/ Ireland/ June 2020

    Santorini Film Festival/ Italy/ August 2020

    Still Voices/ Ireland/ August 2020

    Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Film Festival/ USA/ September 2020

    Golden Tree International Documentary Festival/ Germany/ September 2020

    Vienna Science Film Festival/ Austria/ September 2020

    Canberra Mental Health Film Festival/ Australia/ October 2020

    Oaxaca FilmFest/ Mexico/ October 2020

    Savona International Film Event/ Italy/ October 2020

    Beyond Earth Film Festival/ India/ October 2020

    Science on Screen Film Festival/ Ireland/ November 2020

    REEL - The Virtual Recovery Film Festival/ USA/ November 2020

    MENTAL - Festival of Mental Health, Cinema, Arts and Information/ Portugal/ November 2020

    Breaking Down Barriers/ Russia/ November 2020

    East Europe International Film Festival - Warsaw Edition/ Poland/ December 2020

    Macau International Short Film Festival/ Macau/ December 2020

    Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Festival/ Belgium/ April 2021

    Richard Harris International Film Festival/ Ireland/ April 2021

    WēVē TV/ USA/ June 2021

    ELIPSIS Cinematographic Arts and Sciences/ Mexico/ July 2021

    Cosmo Genetics Film Festival Saint Petersburg/ Italy/ 2022

    Sydney World Film Festival 2022

  • Lead Participant - Shane Hickey

    Narrator and Researcher - Dr Dara M Cannon

  • Writer/ Director - Mia Mullarkey

    Producer - Alice McDowell

    Director of Photography - Kevin Minogue

    Composer - Anna Mullarkey

    Editor - Mia Mullarkey

    Animators - Rory Kerr, Paul Ruttledge, Jack O’Shea

    Sound Recordists - Steve Jackson, Sean Plunkett

    Musicians - Anna Mullarkey, Ciara O’Connor, Sam Wright

    Edit Consultant - Colm Farren

    Voice-Over Recordist - Liam King

    Colour Grade - Donal O’Kane

    Sound Mix - Garret Farrell

    Research Facilities - Center for Advanced Medical Imaging, The Wellcome Trust HRB Clinical Research Facility, St James Hospital

    Archive Footage - The Hickey Family

    Production Company - Ishka Films

    Animation Company - Eat the Danger

    Post Production Company - Screen Scene

    Funder - Health Research Board, Ireland