"The Mystery of Henry Darger"15 January 2004Factual81 mins
In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page manuscript along with hundreds of paintings depicting The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glodeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Cased by the Child Slave Rebellion.
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Director Jessica Yu on her Henry Darger doc "In the Realms of the Unreal". From the "Meet the Artists" series of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
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Oscar winner Jessica Yu's portrait of outsider artist Henery Darger.
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In the Realms of the Unreal - Trailer - POV 2005 | PBS
Reclusive janitor by day visionary artist by night outsider artist Henry Darger moved through life virtually unnoticed. But after his death a treasure trove was ...
In the Realms of the Unreal - Trailer - POV | PBS
Reclusive janitor by day visionary artist by night outsider artist Henry Darger moved through life virtually unnoticed. But after his death a treasure trove was ...
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