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This "visually stunning masterpiece" is an autobiographical exploration of mental illness through five generations of Latvian women. Baumane uses a unique blend of hand-drawn 2D animation over papier-mâché sets to visualize the internal "demons" of depression and schizophrenia.
: The prose is described as having a strong connection to nature and rural mountain life. Rocks in My Pockets movie review - Roger Ebert Rocks in My Pockets
: The filmmaker investigates her grandmother's mysterious death and the "beleaguered gene pool" that left several cousins—and eventually Baumane herself—battling suicidal ideation. Rocks in My Pockets movie review - Roger
The phrase most often refers to the critically acclaimed 2014 animated feature by Signe Baumane , though it is also the title of a children's book by Marc Harshman . Film Review: Rocks in My Pockets (2014) Rocks in My Pockets