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Heartbeat in the Brain

8.0Jan 1, 19700h 12mDocumentary

Directed by Amanda Feilding

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.

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Amanda Feilding

Amanda Feilding

Herself

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Birdie

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