Enter the imaginative world of acclaimed sculptor Rolanda Polonsky, who had been a resident of Netherne Psychiatric Hospital in Coulsdon, Surrey for 26 years when this film was made. One of the positive aspects of her illness, described in the film as a schizophrenia, is that it "tapped a deep source of mystical vision and human feeling" which finds expression in her work.

A documentary short which follows follow Quandamooka artist Megan Cope in the creation of her work '...

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture o...

A fascinating journey through the life of Israeli artist Dani Karavan, an irreverent and charismatic...

A documentary tracking the daily lives, struggles and triumphs of some young Irish people living wit...

In the fall of 1987, Philippe Haas accompanied the sculptor Richard Long to the Algerian Sahara and ...

The life of the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and schizophrenic John Nash — the inspiration for ...
A monument handcrafted by Konstantin Bessmertny is exhibited at Venice Biennale 2007.
Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parents-in-law on September 8, 1992 in Gillesp...
Jani, now 11, is showing improvement in keeping her hallucinations at bay. But the same cannot be sa...
“In this legendary sculpture/performance Acconci lay beneath a ramp built in the Sonnabend Gallery. ...

A group of artists settle in a swamp on the banks of the Indre River. Meanwhile, a voice describes a...

56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For ...

The filmmakers' 21-year-old daughter journeys from locked-down psych wards and diagnostic labels tow...
Initially airing on HBO's "America Undercover" series, this riveting documentary focuses on three fa...

With his seemingly naïve, symbolic paintings, Joan Miró formed a new artistic language in the 20th c...

North Star: Mark di Suvero is a 1977 documentary film about Mark di Suvero that was produced by Fran...

The first part of this documentary deals with the Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz, Nobel P...

Neculai, Aurel and Raj all left their homes in Romania for the same reason - to seek a better life f...