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Wikipedia article




'Heartbeat in the Brain' is a 1970 documentary film produced and directed by Amanda Feilding, an advocate of trepanation.

Summary



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'.

Release and rediscovery



In 1978, Feilding screened the movie at the Suydam Gallery in New York. More than one audience member fainted during the climax.

The 1998 documentary 'A Hole in the Head' contains footage from 'Heartbeat in the Brain'.

The documentary, long believed to be lost, was publicly screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London on 28 April 2011.

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