Julia Lewis ('88, nee Croft) is producing a documentary

Julia Lewis ('88, nee Croft) has been in the media and television industry for the past 25 years. She has her own production company Margarita Media and is currently in production for a feature length documentary. While the name for the documentary isn't about our St Maggie's, it is the name of the protagonist Maggie Bell.

The documentary delves into the life of Maggie Bell, a woman living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. She is currently completing her PhD in music composition at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. After suffering childhood abuse for many years from the age of 5, Maggie's mind split into approximately 60+ personalities to cope with the trauma. Under the guidance of neuropsychologist Dr Jan Ewing, PhD, Maggie has found a unique way of using music to escape her daily life living with DID – and hopes to inspire others to do the same. Dissociative Identity Disorder is the result of childhood trauma too severe for a young mind to handle. DID forms as a way for children to compartmentalize their pain and protect themselves. Raising awareness is the first step toward understanding.

Maggie's Music will investigate the complexity of Maggie's inner world and the diverse musical works that emerge from it. It will explore the relationship between her 60+ parts (personalities) that have composed musical scores, depending on the experiences, memories and /or roles they have.

To find out more about this fascinating documentary, listen to some of Maggie's music performed by emerging talented Queensland musicians or donate (tax deductible) via Documentary Australia see https://linktr.ee/maggiesmusicdid