
“Her art saved her life.”
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
7.3
36 votes·2016
·40m
·MovieDocumentary
Overview
56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For a time she even lost the power of speech, and it was during this period that her drawings became extraordinarily articulate.
Keywords
artistartworkdrawing and paintingsculpturemutelos angeles, californiadrawingnervous breakdownart galleryelectroconvulsive therapysculptorfemale artist
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