Living Museum, The

“This place is all about the enchantment of mental illness without leaving out any of the pain.” “?David Waldorf, Living Museum artist. This film explores the Living Museum art community located at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. This is the only facility in the United States devoted to the art of the mentally ill. In this 40,000-square-foot space, every inch is a canvas. Oscar-winning Yu raises questions about artistic genius being compensation for the wounded mind and whether art can work therapeutic miracles. But mostly she reveals that the maddened are human and as full of terror and wonder as the rest of us.