Ken Paul Rosenthal
Crooked Beauty
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Original format video
Year 2011
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Ken Paul Rosenthal, Jacks Ashley McNamara, Bonfire Madigan Shive
Author(s) Ken Paul Rosenthal
Running time 30 min
Description
Crooked Beauty is a poetic documentary that traces the transformative journey of artist and activist Jacks McNamara, from a childhood marked by abuse and psychiatric hospitalization, to her pioneering role in mental health advocacy. It is an intimate portrait of her intense personal quest to live with courage and dignity, as well as a powerful critique of conventional psychiatric treatments. Poignant testimonies connect the cracks and fissures of human nature to the unstable topography and capricious weather conditions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Crooked Beauty redefines the stigmas associated with mental health through a new culture of healing and a political model that transforms madness into a tool for creativity, inspiration, and hope.