OC87
This moving, penetrating documentary records his attempt to describe his conditions, confront them and learn to manage them.
OC87
(The Obsessive Compulsive Major Depression Bipolar Asperger’s Movie)
Can you make a movie while having mental illness? Bud Clayman is doing it. Will making a documentary about your mental illness change your life? Maybe. Mental illness interrupted his dream of a filmmaking career. Thirty years later, he’s making the movie of his life. Bud Clayman is one of films’ most unlikely heroes. This is a personal story with universal relevance—a wildly original documentary of pain and vulnerability, empowerment, and Bud’s quest for belonging.
Genre
Documentary
Web Site
Runtime
91
Language
English
Director
Glenn Holsten,
Scott Johnston,
Bud Clayman
FEATURED REVIEW
Benjamin Mercer, Village Voice
A largely first-person documentary about living with a range of disorders, OC87 is also, in a sense, about a long hiatus from moviemaking. Nearly three decades ago, Bud Clayman was majoring in radio, television, and film at Temple University when his mental health began deteriorating; a drawn-out ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 6.08.12 - 6.14.12
NoHo 7 6.08.12 - 6.14.12
Lumiere Music Hall 6.08.12 - 6.21.12
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