Re: Documentaries/Other Films on Madness

From: Cari Machet (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Mar 12 2006 - 17:05:11 PST


"tarnation"
is an extraordinary film
it's by jonathan caouette

http://www.filmforum.org/films/tarnation.html

c

On 3/12/06, Kristine Diekman <email suppressed> wrote:
> Hello Ken:
> I curated a video show and toured it some time ago called, Language and
> Disorder. It included Mindy Faber, Delirium, Gary Hill, Incidence of
> Catatrophe, Charl. Palestine, Nina Sobel, Hey Chicky Baby, Elisabeth Subrin,
> Swallow and as well as my collaborative work, Corpse and Mirror, with Tony
> Allard. Corpse and Mirror has toured widely. I didn't take the approach of
> artist as mentally ill or mad, but the work in which madness is represented.
>
> Kristine
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Experimental Film Discussion List on behalf of Adam Hyman
> Sent: Sun 3/12/2006 1:55 PM
> To: email suppressed
> Subject: Re: Documentaries/Other Films on Madness
>
> There are a variety of animated documentaries which confront, and attempt to
> represent, various mental conditions. Some are simple PSAs. There are a
> few at a website, I think Channel 4, but I can't find the address right now.
>
> The Oscar winning animated short last year, "Ryan," by Chris Landreth, is
> another.
>
> The House by Vivienne Jones
> http://www.coolidge.org/balagan/anim_docs_spring2004.html
>
> Also check out "in the Realm of the Unreal" by Jessica Yu.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Adam
>
> On 3/12/06 12:21 PM, "Jason Cortlund" <email suppressed> wrote:
>
> > Off the top of my head, Tony Gault's NOT TOO MUCH REMEMBER might be of
> some
> > interest. It's a short, found-footage experimental that deals in part
> with
> > themes memory and mental health.
> >
> > I have a contact email address for him, if you're interested.
> >
> > Jason Cortlund
> > Austin, Texas, USA
> >
> >
> > On 3/12/06 1:35 PM, "Ken Paul Rosenthal" <email suppressed>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> hello everyone,
> >>
> >> very long time, no write.
> >>
> >> i'm in pre-pro on an experimental doc that addresses bi-polar via 2
> >> artist/activists who live with this condition and advocate for people
> with
> >> bp and other related forms of madness.
> >>
> >> would appreciate any film/theoretical references anyone could offer that
> >> comes to mind.
> >>
> >> thanks, ken
> >>
> >>
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