Heartbeat in the Brain

Year: 1970

Runtime: 12 mins

Language: English

Documentary

The documentary, produced and directed by Amanda Feilding—an outspoken advocate of trepanation—follows the 27‑year‑old student as she uses a dentist’s drill to bore a hole in her own forehead. Surgical footage is intercut with poetic studies of her pet pigeon, Birdie, creating a stark juxtaposition of body and observation.

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