God knows where i am a slow, sad, lyrical documentary investigates mental illness through the story of one womans tragic death, told in her own words. God knows where i am opened this past friday march 31, 2017 at lincoln plaza in new york city. God knows where i am is the story of linda bishop, a welleducated 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. God knows where i am trailer god reminded me today of how far he has brought me.
Sep 23, 2015 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment god knows who i am montgomery gentry lillie mae rische back when i knew it all. Check out the trailer for god knows where i am below and then go watch this documentary now. For nearly four months, linda bishop, a prisoner of her own mind, survived on apples and rain water, waiting for god to save her, during one of the coldest winters on record. I watched the film with the very uncomfortable sense that i was watching a persons most intimate moment completely uninvited. May 02, 2017 it is those notebooks, the journal of the last months of bishops life, that form the basis of the remarkably moving new documentary, god knows where i am, by brothers jedd and todd wider. Producers of awardwinning docs by alex gibney and others, the widers apply great artistic ambition to a story few would handle in this manner, resulting in a haunting film that deserves the special jury prize it was awarded at hot docs. God knows where i am 2016 god knows where i am 2016.
Apr 17, 2017 the body of a homeless woman is found in an abandoned new hampshire farmhouse. With kevin carbone, matthew nelson, wayne digeronimo, brian smith. Beside the body, lies a diary that documents a journey of starvation and the loss of sanity, but told with poignance. For nearly four months, linda bishop, a prisoner of her own mind, survived on apples and rain water, waiting for god. God knows where i am is a documentary based on linda bishop a homeless woman is found dead in an abandoned new hampshire farmhouse and the diary left behind that documents her struggle with mental health in the stages of her life leading up to her death. Apr 08, 2016 god knows where i am is a featurelength documentary film about linda bishop, a welleducated mother suffering from severe bipolar disorder, who became homeless and was eventually committed. God knows where i am is about one such house and the life and death of one lost woman. Joseph edelman and lori singer are executive producers. The films website delves even further into the story, along with photos, and an understandably impressive list of awards.
God knows where i am is a featurelength documentary film about linda bishop, a welleducated mother suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Telling the story of mental illness in god knows where i am. May, 2016 veteran producers todd and jedd wider direct their first feature doc. It is those notebooks, the journal of the last months of bishops life, that form the basis of the remarkably moving new documentary, god knows where i am, by brothers jedd and todd wider. The discovery of a womans dead body in a new hampshire farmhouse creates a sad, strange mystery in god knows where i. Through diary entries, this documentary follows the life and death of homeless woman linda bishop and her struggles with starvation, sanity and god. A descent into mental illness in god knows where i am. God knows every detail about you your likesdislikes, personal characteristics, locations, family, and so much more. The viewer will come away with not only appreciation of this amazing person but also the dysfunction in our system of mental health that allows for preve. Successfully fighting her sisters protective attempts to be named her. Alternating between transcripts of the diary which detailed every day of the four months she spent in an abandoned house and interviews with family, friends, medical experts, and authorities, god knows where i am serves as stark look into the psyche of an isolated and desperate woman who seems to have had completely fallen off the face of. God didnt send his son to save the fake you, the you that you show to. The discovery of a womans dead body in a new hampshire farmhouse creates a sad, strange mystery in god knows where i am, the.
Look for god knows where i am at select theaters across the country. The body of a homeless woman is found in an abandoned new hampshire farmhouse. Beside the body, lies a diary that documents a journey of starvation and the loss of sanity, but told with poignance, beauty, humor, and spirituality. Oct 09, 2018 god knows where i am premieres monday, october 15 at 10 p. In an abandoned new hampshire farmhouse, the police find a homeless womans body. A beautifully crafted documentary that takes you on a spiritual journey into an abandoned nh farmhouse where a womans body is found along. Her diary immediately puts you, the reader, in a very specific place. God knows where i am features some of the best cinematography ive seen, and by far the best ive seen within a documentary to date. God knows i m good god knows i m good god knows i m good god may look the other way today god knows i m good god knows i m good god knows i m good god may look the other way today then she moved toward the exit clutching tightly at her paper bag perspiration trickled down her forehead and her heart it leapt inside her as the hand laid on her. Rachel aviv is a staff writer at the new yorker and was a 2019 national. We shot the film in a range of different formats35mm, 16mm, super16mm and digitalon a range of different cameras both vintage and new. While god knows where i am was playing at idfa in amsterdam, we, together with the actress lori singer, who voices the diary, and brian ariotti, a producer on the film, visited the anne frank house and saw where anne and her family hid during the nazi occupation.
God knows where i am is a 2017 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 im good god knows im good god knows im good god may look the other way today god knows im good god knows im good god knows im good god may look the other way today then she moved toward the exit clutching tightly at her paper bag perspiration trickled down her forehead and her heart it leapt inside her as the hand laid on her. God knows where i am 2016 hallo friend references film children, in the article you read this time with the title god knows where i am 2016, we have prepared well for this article you read and download the information therein. Our documentary god knows where i am explores her life and death, interviewing lindas family and the people around her, and asking how americas mental health system ultimately let her down. God knows where i am god knows where i am trailer facebook. And because god knows everything, there is nothing new that he can find out. Bishops journal through the narrated voice of lori singer that will stun you, as it had great synchronization with everything you will be seeing in this film, which sadly, was a true story. Yet to it, an officer discovers two notebooks that form a diary of starvation, mental illness, devotion and a life that has fallen through the cracks of the system weve set.
Aug 27, 2018 god knows where i am is a production of wider film projects. 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. Jun 06, 2017 a mentally ill womans harrowing final days. In 2011, the new yorker published god knows where i am, an unsettling article by rachel aviv recounting the fate of linda bishop, a single. Shame and fear must flee because the god who knows me loves me. The mysterious death of a vulnerable woman is unravelled in this intriguing piece of filmmaking. Mar 30, 2017 in 2011, the new yorker published god knows where i am, an unsettling article by rachel aviv recounting the fate of linda bishop, a single mother with bipolar disorder and psychosis who fell. God knows where i am is a documentary film that must be. God know where i am, presented by monadnock family services, will screen on wednesday, may 17, at 6. Mar 29, 2017 god knows where i am 2016 hallo friend references film children, in the article you read this time with the title god knows where i am 2016, we have prepared well for this article you read and download the information therein. Sep 06, 2018 god knows where i am is a production of wider film projects.
The film opens to the most stunning picture, and continues throughout the feature with devastatingly gorgeous shot after shot, all while keeping the suspenseful theme alive and not taking anything away from. God knows where i am is an extraordinary film that portrays brilliantly the inner reality of an intelligent and creative human being suffering from a serious and life threatening mental illness. God knows where i am is a production of wider film projects. Sep 18, 2015 shame and fear must flee because the god who knows me loves me. The new hampshire film festival was proud to welcome god knows where i am to the loft this thursday. So i want to remind you that god is still in the healing business and he can and will do what he said he would do. God knows where i am is the story of linda bishop, a welleducated new hampshire mother who suffered from a severe bipolar disorder with psychosis, who was intermittently incarcerated and homeless, inevitably being committed for three years to a state psychiatric facility. Do you or someone you know suffer from mental illness.
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