http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7140000/newsid_7143600/7143616.stm. It affected me emotionally and made me understand what an alcoholics reasons might be for drinking, and sometimes it might not just be that they want a drink. Although, there are several moments when this filmmaker and subject relationship is close to breach, he retains his role of confidentiality and recognizes that the subject may not be too sober to make such ethical decisions of what they would like in the final cut or not. Is it really more important that showing the dangerous of alcoholism by peoples moment who dying even ignore their life? I felt that already Watson was too close to his subjects to represent them how he originally intended to. Thus exploiting their vulnerability to further push their weakness and end up with footage that will strike the audiences attention and maybe even get better ratings. I think the way though that Watson should come to it should be through meaningful tactics and not in ways that makes the subject feel smaller in order for the audience to feel bigger. To this statement Vanda agrees and understands the relationship between the two of them. The fact he became emotionally involved with such a topic I believe would have helped; it was clear he so wanted them to stay off the alcohol and endure a full recovery. Firstly there is very little music (it sounded like the grating pop track at Nigels funeral was actually being played live on a stereo) The camera work seems to lack precision and is only there for immediacy. Directed by. I felt as if he cared for her wellbeing. I immediately recognised the castle in the establishing shot in the opening sequence and was taken aback that this documentary was made literally where I have grown up and gone to school. Join Date; 14th June, 2011. The film charts the traumas faced by the alcoholics as they bounce between Gillingham Medway Maritime Hospital and their homes, and highlights the emotional impact their struggle has had on those around them. About the same age as Vanda, Kath has spent more than a decade caring for an alcoholic. Nervous about designing and ordering your card online? And it is also a good example to discuss the ethical issues in the documentary. Rain in my Heart is a powerfully, touching film. Moreover, one can say that the subjects were exploited not only in the aforementioned scenes, but generally throughout the film. But I dont appreciate so much. Get up to 5 months free Documentary, TV Movie. Vanda, 43, has been drinking since the age of 12. Revisiting Rain. The most obvious example is the scene where Vanda (being drunk) tells Paul about the monsters in her head, even though she did not want to talk about that when she was sober. Paul Watson was capturing the real lives of these alcoholics, he was not interfering with their actions and allowed alcoholics who were told if they drink anymore they could die, to drink. Forum Member. (http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/nov/05/sheffielddocfestaredocument) It is important to understand that Watson is doing his job as a filmmaker and how this certainly does not make in inhumane to the situation. It is not a pleastant sound. francescamancini88. 'Rain In My Heart', was a very touching and eye opening film. Is this the feel good factor we crave? He made this film to show people about the effects of alcoholism, and I think he achieved his goal. That is something which I felt could have been left out, as it only showed her weak points and did not help in the documentaries focus on her alcohol problem. It is hard to be objective about this film because it is so easily relatable to me, I live equidistant from Medway hospital and Maidstone hospital, and most people avoid Medway because of its reputation. In order to inform and have an impact on the audience, enough to make them think before undergoing any dangerous activity illustrated in the documentary, the use of empathy is crucial. Print this design in the 3.5 x 5" size. Chapter 1. I think that the mutual awareness of the situation between subject and filmmaker, despite the subjects inebriation, helps to prove that it is not exploitative. Ive found this good review of the film on the internet: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1661761/. This is also made clear later in the film when he spends some time filming at one of the female patients, Vandas house. In this process, the audience can get more understanding about the characters and theme. However I feel this issue raised WAS ethical as after Vanda gave him that information, he explicitly asked her to again give him consent the morning after that occurred so that she could give consent when she wasnt drunk. Mark is being exploited towards the end of the film when he goes crazy and starts crying, screaming, vomiting etc. Numerous parts of the documentary further emphasise this intimacy as we the viewers are taken into the houses of these subjects, as if given permission to enter into anothers personal space which itself is also intimate in the context of the style of filmmaking here (observational). Check out our rain in my heart selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Thus creating awareness, insight into the medical world and the rising figures of binge drinking, alcohol abuse and its rippling consequences. High-quality Rain In My Heart Wall Art designed and sold by artists. One ethical issue that could be introduced at this point is how certain filmmakers victimise their subjects. It is also true that sometimes the person who was interviewed didnt feel very comfortable about what he or she was saying and probably wasnt aware at all of what it was being said. However, Watson once again denies accusations of exploitation for when he arrives at Vandas to see the door open and clarifies his reason for waiting by stating of course you wait, you dont just go in and more importantly, when the action begins to unfold with a drunken Vanda, Watson says that he must regain his job as someone there to just film what they do to their selves and reassures her that when she begins to talk delicately about her abusive past, that he will not use this footage in the future if she does not want to. In Rain in my Heart she is living in a council flat. The problem suddenly doesnt become the alcohol, but their mental state, which is something I learnt from the film. He just tried to observe that and filmed everything as it is, while they I assume from the very beginning had agreed to be filmed in any state they are. It is true that there are not many cut ins of his own questioning however Watson thought it be inappropriate to constantly show his own personal struggles when his subjects are undergoing way more traumatic psychological illnesses. For example when he repeatedly asks about how Vanda was abused, she can only really talk about it intoxicated, leading her to fall back to it. Probably. Nigel died during the course of filming Rain in my Heart, leaving Kath and two teenage children. Synopsis. It may be their escape from their issues, and what I think is also important to keep in mind is that if they are using alcohol for this reason, then it could have easily been any other drug. Watson most definitely fulfilled what he set out to do and in order to do that, I feel he had to push the boundary as far as he did to achieve this hard-hitting documentary. To clarify, I dont think hes exploiting anyone in this film. Watson creates this feeling in his editing, which makes his points and connections better but is never pleasant as an aesthetic experience. There are so many implicit positives such as the awareness it gives people of the truth about alcoholism, its broadcasting the problems in society like a fresh scar, so audiences cant ignore or forget what they have learnt. Rain in my Heart(TV Movie) Opinion Awards FAQ User Reviews User Ratings External Reviews Metacritic Reviews Details Full Cast and Crew Release Dates Official Sites Company Credits Filming & Production Technical Specs Storyline Taglines Plot Summary Synopsis Plot Keywords Parents Guide Did You Know? It is obvious that this documentary was extremely influential to those who have seen it, I have attached a link below of a Facebook page a viewer has made (who obviously has personal issues and experience with alcoholism). 'Fires were started' (1943)may easily come across as simply a fictional film due to the stylistic use of non-diagetic sound and scripted narrative. Outside, the sparrows on the roof Are chirping in the dripping rain.Rain in my heart; rain on the roof; And memory sleeps beneath the gray And the windless sky and brings no dreams Of any well remembered day. So I guess Im not satisfied with his attempts to explain himself during the film, but only because I think he didnt need to in the first place. He witnessed some horrific scenes throughout filming and only once (that I can recall) did he step in to hand Mark a sick bucket and express disappointment to Venda for her choosing to buy a bottle of vodka. However in the documentary there is a shot of him asking Why am I asking you to watch Nigel die? and he then says that Nigels wife, Kath, had wanted it to be shown so that the audience would be made fully aware of the consequences of alcoholism. So I didnt think that he has exploited his subject at all as this is what we as viewers needed to see. I also think that it is not Pauls fault that these people after having a huge amount of alcohol could not control themselves: their speech, actions and emotions. Nigel, 49, has been dry for ten years, but the damage he has inflicted on his liver is irreversible. The subjects and the families were happy to be filmed and it was unlikely that the film was going to bring more harm than good it was important that he looked at the whole picture and the awareness he could spread with such a film. It is clear to me throughout, both when talking to his subjects and when talking to the camera itself that he becomes both emotionally involved and also continuously checks that he is keeping to his promises. This was maybe to excuse himself for what he maybe shouldnt have been doing and to tell the viewer that yes he thought it was wrong, but he was doing it for a reason to explore a topic that most people are scared of exploring. However, i was impressed by this documentary. Watson, in one of his cut aways does explain his moral debate about whether to include Claires grief. Louis Theroux reveals his favourite documentaries, all available on BBC iPlayer. One of the patients, a caption told us at the end, was now "in recovery". I feel like Rain in My Heart must be a controversial documentray in terms of how dealing with the ethics in this film. Rain in my heart is a really educational and impressive documentary film for me. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/20/mondaymediasection4. There is also the repetitive clip of when Vanda says her monsters are in her head. Basically, I think Paul Watson is really successful in showing the facts and emotional stuff in this documentary. On the one hand, Paul Watson did get these peoples consent to be filmed. Which questioned the showing of Nigel s death (one of the four subjects and one that pat away). " "Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red. There are multiple narratives that composes the documentary surrounding each alcoholic; delving into their health, issues and families through interviews and visual representations of their effects. From a documentarians point of view, Watson did a remarkable job of exploring the brutality of a taboo subject, but from a moral standpoint, the filmmaker may not have been exploitative in his actions but he was definitely extreme. Overall, I do not feel that Paul Watson has exploited the subjects in his film. he felt that to put this material in the same documentary as his musings about the problems of getting the film made seemed glib and inappropriate. (http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/nov/05/sheffielddocfestaredocument). Therefore, maybe his techniques did actually work quite well, although flawed and subjective in places. Therefore, i dont feel uncomfortable for his attempts within the film. Before i didnt know that alcoholism could lead to such a terrifying state and even death. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/nov/05/sheffielddocfestaredocument, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1661761/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjy8Z1hK2wY, http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/taking-it-off-for-the-holocaust, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LuFOX0Sy_o. I was completely satisfied with his attempts to deal with accusations of taking advantage of their vulnerabilities throughout the film. At this weeks lecture, the first slide read Documentary is most creditable when it comes as close as possible to the experience of someone actually there. Overall, I see both sides of the argument. Listen to Rain' in My Heart on the English music album Wonderful Soundtrack by Slim Harpo, only on JioSaavn. Boozenight is on Thursday, 13 December, at 10.30pm on BBC TWO. Otherwise it would not have been so real and touching and would not have had such an effect on those who watch it. Paul Watsons ethical procedures are certainly questionable. The Facebook link I posted was created by Nigels son. However, as I mentioned previously, Watson neither encourages nor halts the emotional stress of the patients, he simply asks them questions about their mental state and at times even asks the patients if they would prefer the camera to be turned off. Thus, having the camera in front of them made me feel that there was a sense of pressure on them to fulfil a certain image of an alcoholic. It is true that Watson recorded all of what the people he met were saying, even the most intimate and private details of their existence. I think Paul Watson has exploited his subjects in some point. Once Watson sees this he is distinctively appalled and shocked that Vanda, after promising in a previous shot that she would fight to stay sober in the future, has gone back on her words and is drunk again. The truth of this film is that it brings attention to parts of life that as a society we tend to stay quiet about and so by being a representation for people who go through something so scary, life changing and threatening it can never appear wholly ethical. Nigel, 49, has been dry for ten years, but the damage he has inflicted on his liver is irreversible. It cant be argued that the documentary would have given Watson some amount of attention from viewers for filming subjects in the vulnerable state they were in, its in this sense that the word exploitation would be more appropriate. It was graphic, saddening and an uncomfortable viewing but I was overwhelmed by its message. That we cant see others be in such a position because we wouldnt want ourselves to be shown in such a state. This is a bit more than just explaining the distress the subjects are going through. Its hard to give a black or white answer of whether or not Paul Watson exploit the subject. Because I think it break the engagement of the audience. As the director said himself My job is to explain, not entertain. I think the fact that this documentary is so hard to watch gives light to the reality that alcoholism is incredibly hard to live with, and by being so thorough the film shortens the gap between subject and audience. He'd been self-harming repeatedly and been in and out of a psychiatric ward. And it tells us a lot; it is educational, eye opening and informative. I didnt expect Rain in my Hearts to emotionally affect me as much as it did, though we were warned. Half a bottle of vodka on the train to work at the age of 17 began Mark's journey into alcoholism. This stuck with me throughout Rain In My Heart, a film which I found pretty difficult to watch. Play online or download to listen offline free - in HD audio, only on JioSaavn. This scene is perhaps one of the more uncomfortable in the film as Watson is merely documenting Vandas relapse back to alcohol and the range of mood swings she encounters. At this point, i would say, at least, it demonstrates the serious damage of alcoholism to many people like me, especially for teengers. Rain in my Heart (Full). Thats exactly what I think about the film: it is extreme and crude in some scenes but this cannot be translated as exploitation but as accurate and careful explanation and evidence of a serious phenomenon such as alcoholism. Anyway, audiences (including us) will always question whether a subject who is having their whole life pried open for viewing could be a victim of exploitation. At one point it says: This type of documentary is not the best way to explain or explore alcoholisms origins. This was a devastating and emotional sequence for me. On the other hand, i personally feel like people are indeed exploited. This means as subjects they must think the documentary will help. I thought Rain In My Heart was a good example of a film that provokes thought about the ethical role of documentary makers. After filming Vanda revealing what the monsters in her head were, she states Im a little bit pickled (drunk), to which Paul Watson says Im taking advantage of you. It becomes less objective, and much more personal between him and Vanda. /Users/abgsaniya/Desktop/hqdefault.jpg. Alcohol is used as a coping mechanism, to which Watson openly investigated in particular with Vanda. Even though there is not exact evidence of Kath saying this to Watson, I believe that if she had thought differently the scene would be cut out since it is such a dramatic and personal event. Rain In My Heart by Edgar Lee Masters There is a quiet in my heart Like on who rests from days of pain. There are many intimate moments within the documentary, such as the funeral of one of the subjects that had passed due to the abuse of alcohol. To illustrate, each of the documentary objects have had their own monsters in their heads, to my mind, they are in a sense weak or have a big weakness- alcohol, therefore Pauls use of characters (Vandas) confession about her monsters or at the same time the reasons why she might be came to drinking helps not only the filmmaker but us in getting closer to this unfamiliar woman and her story. That is a very emotional documentary that began in the hospital with 4 characters and ended in each of their homes- some of them were drunk, the rest are dead. Instead of the man behind the camera, we see him completely bare, exposing himself to the audience. Overall, I believe Watson does not exploit his subjects because they knew roughly what they were getting themselves into and because Watson simply observed with the camera the tragic events of the subjects that would gain the empathy of the audience towards the effect of alcoholism. He puts himself in the film to explain how he felt at the time, allowing the audience to be involved in his own personal emotions whilst watching his film. Rain in my Heart was an incredibly touching yet dark documentary about the wide spread issue that is alcoholism, and at points I was touched by the way in which Watson presented his subjects and their problems. Twenty-nine-year-old Mark consumes two bottles of vodka per day. It is hard to watch, but becomes even more uncomfortable when Watson interjects right in the middle of someone elses story, such as Mark, to remind the audience of the monsters. There are some moments that I will have questions against this films moral or ethical problems. However, although Watson reveals his inner moral debates, it does not stop him using his observational and interview style to get footage and shots that exploit the subjects. This is not to say there isnt artful construction in the film. Perhaps the strong emotional shocked felt from watching it is more to do with fearing our own mortality. That both are now vulnerable because they/we are putting ourselves forward to talk about something that is often bypassed. I think that Watson when immersed with these subjects he formed a friendship with, learning to really like some of them and he himself tries to stop some of his subjects from drinking because he wants to see the best happen for them. Also, later on the film when he asks of the liability of the life experiences she has told him, I felt it was very unnecessary to show her breaking down. Thus creating awareness, insight into the medical world and the rising figures binge. 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