In February 2017, I was able to see the Bowen building on the grounds of the old Peoria State Hospital for the very last time. As of now, I don’t believe I would be able to bring myself to go back; knowing the Bowen building is no longer there. There Read more…
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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…
The problem presented itself over 100 years ago is still very much alive today. There were mentally ill people, no means to treat them, and nowhere to put them. Back then, psychiatric drugs were yet to be discovered and many families couldn’t control their own severely mentally ill family Read more…
Are you interested in seeing FOR THE INCURABLE INSANE? Would you like to view the film in your own town? Are you a teacher potentially interested in using this film in your classrooms? Currently, I am contacting libraries throughout the state of Illinois to host screenings of this documentary for entertainment and educational purposes. Read more…
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…
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…
When I began the project, I knew I didn’t want to have just one single narrator. Of course, the voice of Dr. George Zeller would be constant, but all of the stories had to be told by different individuals. After all, the asylum is still filled with stories, many untold. Read more…