Leslie. A portrait of schizophrenia
Description
This is a portrait of a remarkable young black man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. Hearing voices and hallucinating as a child, abandoned by his parents in his teens, twenty-one-year-old Leslie obeyed voices telling him to jump from a fifth floor apartment window. Leslie himself conceived and developed this journey into his private world. He provided the art works, graphics and original music. A compelling story teller, he draws us into his startling past, providing a direct experience with one of the most prevalent, tragic illnesses of our time.
Runtime
58 min
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
1990
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;1646871
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