Rester vivant paints a portrait of Fred, a man in his sixties living in the Marais district of Paris. Confronted with psychological disorders and profound loneliness, he devotes his daily life to two quests: reconstructing the world of his childhood and unraveling the death of Jim Morrison, who died just steps from his home.

Beyond this singular double pursuit, the film raises essential questions. Where does the norm end? How do we perceive difference? And what place does our society reserve for people living with mental health disorders?

Receiving care at Adamant, a psychiatric day hospital, Fred tries – like a tightrope walker – to keep his balance. The movie reveals his luminous, eccentric personality, at times humorous, yet also touched by darkness. By following Fred’s journey, it sheds a humane light on contemporary mental health issues and invites us to shift our perspective.

This screening fully aligns with the mission of the Global Health Institute: to foster dialogue between the arts, sciences, and society, and to help reduce health inequalities, particularly by bringing visibility to vulnerable situations that are too often marginalized.