| Dialogues with Madwomen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Allie Light |
| Produced by | Irving Saraf |
| Cinematography | Irving Saraf |
| Edited by | Irving Saraf |
| Distributed by | Women Make Movies |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dialogues with Madwomen is a 1993 documentary by Allie Light focusing on mental illness in women.[1] It was later aired on television on the PBS series POV.
Synopsis
In Dialogues with Madwomen, filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf have seven "madwomen" — including Light herself — into telling their stories. Using a mixture of home movies, archival footage of psychiatric wards, re-enactments, and interviews with their subjects, Light and Saraf have created a complex, moving portrait of women in whom depression, schizophrenia, and multiple personalities coexist with powerful, sometimes inspired levels of creativity.[2][3]
See also
- Atypical antipsychotics, which came onto the market after this film was made
Karen Wong
In December 2013, a man whose DNA linked him to Karen Wong, one of the seven women in the film, was found guilty and convicted for her murder.[4][5] His conviction was later overturned.[6]
References
- ↑ "Dialogues with Madwomen". Women Make Movies. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Dialogues With Madwomen Dialogues With Madwomen". PBS. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Dialogues with Madwomen". Variety. 28 November 1993. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "Man convicted in 1991 rape, murder of Richmond district woman". The San Francisco Examiner. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "DNA links burglar to cold case murder". ABC 7 News. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ "S.F. murder conviction overturned - judge tossed holdout juror". SFGATE. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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