Heartbeat in the Brain (1970)
A documentary produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation. In the film, Feilding, a 27-year-old student at the time, drills a hole in her forehead with a dentist's drill. In the documentary, surgical scenes alternate with motion studies of Feilding's pet pigeon Birdie.
- Date of release
- 1970-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Amanda Feilding
Casting
- Amanda Feilding — Herself
- Birdie
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