Rolanda Polonsky, Sculptor (1971)
Overview : Enter the imaginative world of acclaimed sculptor Rolanda Polonsky, who had been a resident of Netherne Psychiatric Hospital in Coulsdon, Surrey for 26 years when this film was made. One of the positive aspects of her illness, described in the film as a schizophrenia, is that it "tapped a deep source of mystical vision and human feeling" which finds expression in her work.
Release Date : January 1, 1971
Runtime : 10m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Rosebrook Productions
Countries : United Kingdom
Keywords : schizophrenia, sculpture, mental institution, mental asylum