Heartbeat in the Brain

• Rated 8.0 out of 10
• Movie
• 1970
• 12m
• Documentary

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.

Director

Amanda Feilding

Starring

Amanda Feilding, Birdie