The Georgie Gust Exhibit
What if you had such severe schizophrenia that your life was just one hallucination after another? And what if people kept trying to drag you back out of those hallucinations, to prove that you weren’t living in reality, and that reality was nothing more than a psych hospital? Would you go? Would you make that leap back into reality, leave such a vivid life, for ceramic walls and metal gurneys?
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Episodes
Tuesday Feb 17, 2015
Monday Feb 16, 2015
Monday Feb 16, 2015
"I'm sure some of you will find it hard to watch this video. I can only say for me, I found it very eye opening as to the confusion and what must feel like hell to live at times as a schizophrenic. I would HIGHLY recommend reading some of Jonathan’s writing before you watch the film. Why, you may ask? Because he is ONE hell of an inspiration and shares words of hope along with positive thinking. The man has MORE guts and determination than I can imagine." -C. T. via Facebook“I am Jonathan”Having retired from professional filmmaking, this had been where I left off--a study of psychosis and schizoaffective disorder as I saw it through the schizophrenic lens in 2009 and 2010."I am Jonathan" is intended to be educational; target audience being grad students in psychology and counseling.It's just time for me to let it go, at this point in my life. I do hope it might prove helpful, offer hope and understanding of what schizoaffective is like for me on a daily basis.I continue my recovery, though not cured. It’s a devastating illness, isolating and often indescribable. I continue to look for hope, distractions, humor and inspiration, especially in the arts.This is the best I could do with the project. To continue is just not an option as my cognitive abilities have declined over the years. Thank you. You all mean the world to me.A study of psychosis and schizoaffective disorder as Jonathan Harnisch saw it through the schizophrenic lens in 2009 and 2010. Since then, a 100% turnaround."I'm a celebrated director who suffers from some lack of direction."-Jonathan Harnisch
Monday Feb 16, 2015
Monday Feb 16, 2015
Hello again friends and fans! Working on BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE was primarily influenced by challenging myself to be okay with the gifts of imperfection, artistic imperfection, to be more precise, leaving some intentionally undone otherwise perfectionistic creative choices; my goal was to not overdo or over produce the film or soundtrack edits on this particular project. I completed this short film on Valentine’s Day 2015 feeling rather incomplete at the same time extremely satisfied and proud. Aside from THE MORNING AFTER in late 2014 which within its first 3 weeks upon upload tops my all time most popular films on Vimeo Pro, I have borrowed some footage from the vault of 2 of my Academy qualifying films, WAX and ON THE BUS, both featured on international television, and with the slightest hint of THE MORNING AFTER in the background in order to produce a rather creepily but intentionally disordered dream, if you will, of my past successes in cinema, while incorporating themes as parallel lives, masochistic tendencies in sexual escapades, and disturbing clarities embellished with addiction, fetish, lust, and love while evoking a dancing laughter at the past in order to come to terms with it, and bring it back, incorporating a perhaps occasional “neonic shock,” but more so evoking heightened elation and sadness. Once again, my hope overall is to force you to step back and question your own version of reality. I am an artist of many media, namely film, experimental music, and literature and I suffer from a rare comorbid form of schizophrenia, which has blessed me with many creative gifts. I hope you enjoy this example of inherent beauty in BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE. I never forget those who have inspired me over the years and I am eternally grateful, learning who I am and what I believe in and stand for lately with the films I have been competing on Vimeo Pro over the 5 or so years past now. Thank you, with love, from Jonathan Harnisch. Music: Beat Hive by The Lothars (wobblymusic.com/lothars)
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
In
self-sabotage mode today severing ties w/ all friends/family/business contacts,
driving recklessly, firing doctors, etc. Dancing on edge w/ the fire of mental
illness w/o care of the consequences in this full-blown hallucinatory mania,
the guilt to follow. Full-blooded music, Slayer and so forth, keeps me alive,
drowning out terrorizing voices. Calling for help now to avoid hospitalization.
This is real-deal schizophrenia. Change is coming, rest assured. Big fucking
change. Good God damn, I hope so, and all of this began from the tiniest
incident. I tell it like it is, plain and simple.
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
Saturday Feb 14, 2015
In self-sabotage mode today severing ties w/ all friends/family/business contacts, driving recklessly, firing doctors, etc. Dancing on edge w/ the fire of mental illness w/o care of the consequences in this full-blown hallucinatory mania, the guilt to follow. Full-blooded music, Slayer and so forth, keeps me alive, drowning out terrorizing voices. Calling for help now to avoid hospitalization. This is real-deal schizophrenia. Change is coming, rest assured. Big fucking change. Good God damn, I hope so, and all of this began from the tiniest incident. I tell it like it is, plain and simple.— Jonathan Harnisch FilmNYU Film | Author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia' | Artist | Mental Health Advocate | Survivor of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Film and TV Producer | Musician
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.Presenting JuneBug (2015)-SD To All My Fans, With Love, from Jonathanvimeopro.com/jwharnisch/filmWe live and die for our identity.Jonathan Harnisch Film #HARNISCHFILMNYU Film | Author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia' | Artist | Mental Health Advocate | Survivor of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Film and TV Producer | Musician
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.Presenting WHY (2015)-HD (1080p)To All My Fans, With Love, from Jonathanvimeopro.com/jwharnisch/filmWe live and die for our identity.Jonathan Harnisch Film #HARNISCHFILMNYU Film | Author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia' | Artist | Mental Health Advocate | Survivor of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Film and TV Producer | Musician
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
I don't take
my fans' love and dedication for granted.
Presenting
SHOESDAY TUESDAY MORNING-HD (1080p)
To All My
Fans, With Love, from Jonathan
vimeopro.com/jwharnisch/film
We live and
die for our identity.
Jonathan
Harnisch Film #HARNISCHFILM
NYU Film |
Author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia' | Artist | Mental Health Advocate |
Survivor of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Film and TV Producer | Musician
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
Thursday Feb 12, 2015
I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.Presenting FUNDAY MONDAY-HD (720p)To All My Fans, With Love, from Jonathan vimeopro.com/jwharnisch/filmWe live and die for our identity.Jonathan Harnisch Film #HARNISCHFILMNYU Film | Author of 'Sex, Drugs, and Schizophrenia' | Artist | Mental Health Advocate | Survivor of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Film and TV Producer | Musician
Monday Feb 09, 2015
Monday Feb 09, 2015
Hello again, sorry I have been incommunicado for a bit, but,
in this brand new uncut off the cuff and fun celebration of Monday, February 9,
2015, I venture out once again with our own Sister Clara for chit-chat,
laughter and whilst I treat myself to mannies and peddies, and makeup, oh my,
otherwise known as simply a manicure and pedicure, with my fingernails and
toenails painted black, baby! As a life documentarian for decades, this is, and
now was, today, the greatest, and now all over and through, done, done, and
done with fun and love from Jonathan Harnisch on Vimeo and Schizophrenia Raw
from here in the desert Southwest, warm and fuzzy. Sex, sexuality, and silly
stuff are said. Recovery from mental illness is possible, so keep fighting and
enjoy the lighthearted good times; they’re the stuff of life! This film
commemorates my third consecutive good day, as I say, and this video was made for
you, so please enjoy, and hang out with us!