{
  "id": 9742924,
  "title": "‘Florid’ Director Billy Lumby on Challenging ‘Misrepresentation’ of Schizophrenia on Screen and Casting Non-Actors in Feature Debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/florid-director-billy-lumby-on-challenging-misrepresentation-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/florid-director-billy-lumby-misrepresentation-schizophrenia-1236874198/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The depiction of schizophrenia on screen — especially in horror movies — has largely seen the mental health condition linked to violent and unpredictable rages, showing people when something has gone horribly wrong. This “misrepresentation,” according to British filmmaker Billy Lumby (a BAFTA nominee for his short film “Samuel-613”), was part of the inspiration behind his […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}