Juanicas is an intimate portrait of a Mexican immigrant family in

Quebec affected by mental illness. Using material shot over almost

10 years, the filmmaker documents her complex relationship with

her mother and brother, both suffering from bipolar disorder. She

starts filming when Juan, her brother, returns to live in Canada after

several years away in Mexico. At first the camera provides a distance

that helps them reconnect with each other, but soon old patterns

return. As her brother's downward spiral accelerates, the viewer is

taken on a journey as heart-wrenching as it is illuminating.