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Bipolar Girl Rules the World

Project Director: Dawn Dreyer

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About 5.7 million Americans cope with bipolar disorder; through compelling personal narratives and the art of animation, Bipolar Girl Rules the World and Other Stories presents a complex, moving, and oten funny portrayal of individuals whose lives have been deeply affectd by this form of mental illness. Director Dawn Dreyer, an award-winning writer and audio documentarian, brings her personal experience with bipolar disorder to Bipolar Girl Rules the World and Other Stories, along with a passion to present people living with bipolar disorder as distinct and complex individuals — not as a litany of symptoms or as passive victims.