God Knows Where I Am

God knows where i am.

God knows where i am. April 20 2017 rating. Joseph edelman and lori singer are executive producers. In a state known for its motto of live free or die linda wanted to live free but given her mental illness this proved to be a fatal decision. The film premiered to critical acclaim and screened in cities and film festivals all over the world winning numerous awards including the special jury prize for international feature at hot docs canadian international documentary festival.

Essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand the systemic failings of our mental healthcare system it is at once a work of art and a clarion call to end our neglect of people with mental illnesses. God knows where i am beautiful haunting and supremely moving is one of the most powerful documentary films i have seen on america s flawed approach to mental health and homelessness. God knows where i am is both a study of systemic failure and also a testament to the artistic and independent spirit of linda bishop. The documentary premiered on pbs stations in usa on october 15 2018.

God knows where i am is both a study of systemic failure and also a testament to the artistic and independent spirit of linda bishop. God knows where i am probes with curiosity and concern but it results in very little fresh insight that might allow us to feel that linda bishop didn t die in vain. Long deserted apple trees bearing pockmarked fruit. God knows where i am is a production of wider film projects.

In god knows where i am directors jedd and todd wider employ some stunning nostalgic tinged cinematography shot with a variety of film cameras including a 1939 bell howell which was used in wwii war photography to recreate the bucolic solitude that would mark the final months of linda bishop s life. With kevin carbone matthew nelson wayne digeronimo brian smith. A farmhouse gently molting its exterior paint. Directed and produced by jedd and todd wider.

Through diary entries this documentary follows the life and death of homeless woman linda bishop and her struggles with starvation sanity and god. In a state known for its motto of live free or die linda wanted to live free but given her mental illness this proved to be a fatal decision. Brian ariotti is associate.