Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

2016, 40 mins, Not Rated

Presented by: Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc.

 

Heaven Is A Traffic Jam On The 405 is a portrait of a brilliant 56 year old artist who is represented by one of Los Angeles’ top galleries. Her body of raw, emotional work reveals a lifetime of extreme depression and anxiety.

Mindy Alper has suffered through electro shock therapy, multiple commitments to mental institutions and a 10-year period without speech. Her only consistent means of communicating has been to channel her hyper self-awareness into drawings and sculpture of powerful psychological clarity.

Through an examination of her work, interviews, reenactments, the building of an eight and a half foot papier-mache bust of her beloved psychiatrist, we learn how she has emerged from a life of darkness and isolation to a life that includes love, trust and laughter.

 

Join us Tuesday, May 2nd for a viewing of
Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
followed by a panel discussion of local
experts in mental health and art therapy.

Light refreshments, a silent auction, and an
art showcase will kick off the evening.