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Medical Consulting for Brain on Fire Movie
By Dr. Sheina Macadam
What better way to enhance and excite the work-life balance of a surgeon than by harnessing her medical expertise to assist in the filming of a movie? Brain on Fire, the immensely successful memoir written by Susannah Cahalan, is currently being made into a film for the big screen! Excitingly, Dr. Macadam has been asked to be one of the two Medical Consultants for the movie, which is currently filming in Vancouver.

The book recounts author Susannah Cahalan’s personal story of a “month of madness” – upon waking one day in a hospital room, strapped to the bed, she has no recollection of why or how she got to be there. The story that unfolds is gripping, honest, and very unique.

Dr. Macadam is thrilled to have this once in a lifetime opportunity to be a Medical Consultant for the filming of this movie. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring the medical theory is accurate and that the medical scenes look truly authentic. To prepare the author and actors for shooting the hospital scenes, Dr. Macadam has taken them on a tour of Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) to get familiar with the facilities and equipment, such as EEG machines (as seen in the photo below of Dr. Macadam with Brain on Fire author Cahalan).

If you haven’t yet read the book, we would highly recommend it! And stay tuned to see the full length film in theaters in 2016.



Blog Photo 2 EEGSusannah Cahalan (author) and Dr. Sheina Macadam experimenting with EEG leads





Blog Picture VGHSusannah Cahalan, Dr. AnaLuiza Sayao (Medical Consultant for Brain on Fire), and Dr. Sheina Macadam



IMG_1979Dr. AnaLuiza Sayao, Chloë Grace Moretz (lead actress), and Dr. Sheina Macadam touring VGH

Knut ist heute auch Teil eines 2seitigen Wissenschaftsfeatures zum Thema Schizophrenie, Diagnostik und NMDA-Rezeptor-Enzephalitis in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung. Ein brandaktuelles medizinisches Forschungsgebiet, auch in deutschen Kliniken.

Abbolita Films has ramped up its nascent distribution partnership with XYZ Films, acquiring multiterritory rights to “Green Room,” “Brain on Fire,” “’71” and “Pilgrimage,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Abbolita and XYZ launched the alliance at Cannes, involving acquisition and distribution of films in Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and the Philippines.



“Brain on Fire” stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Thomas Mann and Jenny Slate and is currently in production in Vancouver. The film will be released in partnership with Broad Green Pictures, which will distribute it in the U.S.


“Pilgrimage” recently wrapped production in Ireland and Belgium. The pic stars Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal and Richard Armitage in the story of 13th century monks on a perilous journey to escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome.

Abbolita, headed by Tim Nye, produced and financed Kevin Smith’s “Yoga Hosers,” starring Johnny Depp; “Life After Beth,” with Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan; and “Life of Crime,” starring Jennifer Aniston.

XYZ is currently handling sales for Toa Fraser’s political thriller “6 Days,” starring Jamie Bell, Mark Strong and Abbie Cornish, currently in post-production.