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Finding Influential American History

Probably the most popular question I am asked is, “How did you get involved with making a film about the Peoria State Hospital?” The answer is: completely by chance. I grew up about an hour and a half from the Peoria State Hospital and never heard a peep about it. Read more…

By j, 10 yearsMay 11, 2015 ago
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Behind-the-Scenes Schedule: DAY 5 of 7

FRIDAY: DAY 5 10a- Interview with clinical psychologist & author, Dr. Joseph Mehr 12:30p- Quick Lunch Break & change locations 1p- Interview with author & folk historian, Michael Kleen 3p- Last minute cancellation Interview with author, Stephanie McCarthy 3p- Rescheduled b-roll Cemetery III shoot from Monday: Day 1’s fog 4:30/dusk: Final Read more…

By j, 11 yearsAugust 21, 2014 ago
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The Woes of Minor Mistakes, Tragic Sounds, & Paying in Full to Attention to Detail

Late 2012, I held the first preliminary private screening for the interviewees of the documentary… to let them see what I had been working on for the entire year since we had first met. From the very beginning of my research, ultimately, I knew that the film would be too Read more…

By j, 11 yearsApril 27, 2014 ago
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By j, 12 yearsJuly 15, 2013 ago
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HOW DO I MAKE A DOCUMENTARY WITHOUT MONEY?!

After receiving my Cinema degree, it quickly became apparent that I needed to work to survive.  No time was allowed to work on the projects I wanted to work on.  There was laundry to do, errands to run, jobs to work… absolutely no time to even begin the beginnings of Read more…

By j, 12 yearsJuly 8, 2013 ago
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Narration Sessions

The narration sessions for the film proved to be much more work than expected.  Of course, I put way more on my plate than I should have… but I knew I wanted to get as much material as possible to work with.  We were on a tight schedule and had Read more…

By j, 12 yearsJanuary 31, 2013 ago
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"They couldn't have considered that a disease of the mind could ever exist; the suffering from one of the greatest human plagues. Some couldn't say their name where some didn't even have a name. The Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane opened its doors and arms to the unwanted; undertaking a new approach to curing their new patients."
  • “Insanity is often the outward expression of a conflict between the emotional forces at war within the patient…”
  • “Insanity is often the outward expression of a conflict between the emotional forces at war within the patient…”
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