God Knows Where I Am
Through diary entries this documentary follows the life and death of homeless woman linda bishop and her struggles with starvation sanity and god.
God knows where i am. God knows where i am. 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. By rachel avi v. Joseph edelman and lori singer are executive producers.
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. With kevin carbone matthew nelson wayne digeronimo brian smith. God knows where i am 2016 plot. 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.
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. God knows where i am is a 2016 american documentary film directed by todd wider and jedd wider and produced by brian ariotti lori singer joseph edelman todd wider and jedd wider. God knows where i am is the story of linda bishop a well educated new hampshire mother who suffered from severe bipolar disorder with psychosis who was intermittently incarcerated and homeless inevitably being committed for three years to a state psychiatric facility. Linda s photos all photos.
Diagnosed as bipolar linda bishop used her hospital stay. Directed by jedd wider 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. 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.
Brian ariotti is associate producer. Directed and produced by jedd and todd wider. God knows where i am is a production of wider film projects. Successfully fighting her sister s protective attempts to be named her legal guardian linda was able to refuse treatment.
What should happen when patients reject their diagnosis.