Phil and Me

A personal document of a daughter's use of,photography to try and control her relationship,with her schizophrenic father and the disease that,has crippled him. Philip Tetrault, a poet who has,lived with schizophrenia since the age of 21, was,hailed by Leonard Cohen as 'Canada's best kept,secret' in 1989, before another nightmarish bout,of schizophrenia sent him out to live on the,streets of Montreal. Phil & Me juxtaposes his,poetry with black and white images taken during,sporadic meetings with his daughter and is held,together by photobooth pictures spanning 27 years.Tetrault, Amanda is the author of 'Phil and Me ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781904563044 and ISBN 190456304X.