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 ...

Henry Darger’s landlords made a stunning discovery when the 81-year-old former janitor moved out of his Chicago apartment shortly before his 1973 death: a 15,000-page novel, illustrated with hundreds ...

Career peaks, for a documentary filmmaker, come in a variety of forms. There's the Oscar, of course -- which Peninsula native Jessica Yu won in 1997 and has been short-listed for again -- as well as ...

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Taking its cue from the controversial paintings of its odd subject, pic is not so much a biography as a cinematic collage, examining Henry Darger, a self-taught artist who has been posthumously ...

Documentary directed by Jessica Yu. Featuring Henry Darger. Rating unavailable. Opens Friday, May 20, at the Ridge The title of Jessica Yu's new documentary, In the Realms of the Unreal, is taken from ...

(One autistic genius, the artist/writer Henry Darger, wrote a 15,145-word illustrated novel titled In the Realms of the Unreal.) Why shouldn’t Reagan’s success offer them new hope?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Henry Darger was a modern day version of the invisible man. Although he coexisted with everyone ...