“Though this film shares one woman’s heart- wrenching story, her experiences are all-too-familiar of anyone struggling with a mental illness – of a lively, smart and creative person suddenly stricken with an illness– of a family straining to understand the condition of their loved one – of a society wondering why one would retreat into solitude when help is so desperately needed. ‘God Knows Where I Am’ puts these questions and conversations front and center here in New Hampshire and all across America.” – Jeanne Shaheen United States Senator
“Great cinema and certainly a contender for one of the best documentaries of the new millennium. “ – The Film Corner
“Perhaps the best film I have seen on mental illness. And I have seen many films.” – Pete Early, Bestselling Author and Advocate for the Mentally Ill
The body of a homeless woman is found in an abandoned New Hampshire farmhouse. Beside the body, lies a diary that documents a journey of starvation and the loss of sanity, but told with poignance, beauty, humor, and spirituality. For nearly four months, Linda Bishop, a prisoner of her own mind, survived on apples and rain water, waiting for God to save her, during one of the coldest winters on record. As her story unfolds from different perspectives, including her own, we learn about our systemic failure to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
The beautiful and intelligent Linda Bishop who dies waiting for God to come for her. and HE did.
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