Oct 19, 2003
91 min
Full-HD

Tarnation (2003)

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.

Category

Documentary Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Wellspring Media

Renee Leblanc

Herself

Adolph Davis

Himself

Jonathan Caouette

Himself

Rosemary Davis

Herself

David Sanin Paz

Himself

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