The Georgie Gust Exhibit

Beautiful Nightmare (2015) (Enhanced)-HD

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)

JONATHAN HARNISCH- WHAT PSYCHOSIS FEELS LIKE-HD

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- WHAT PSYCHOSIS FEELS LIKE-HD

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

JuneBug (2015)-SD

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

WHY (2015)-SD

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

SHOESDAY TUESDAY MORNING-HD (1080p)

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

FUNDAY MONDAY-HD (720p)

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

Jonathan Harnisch: Funday Monday (Mannies, and Peddies)

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!

Q&A with Bestselling Author Jonathan Harnisch (2015) HD

I love my fans, friends, and students at Northwest Missouri State University! At the end of the second class within this webcast I had the amazing opportunity to meet with one student in particular with whom I was able to listen, and connect on such a deep and personal level which resulted in my decision to delete that section from the public arena and simply keep for myself. It was enormously touching, heartfelt, and personally special to me, that I keep the clip for my own reflections, and as a reminder that what I am doing in life, and in general, is worth it. My goal has always been to touch one person who is not already a friend or family member, and my job is done. My work means the world to me. This was a difficult Q&A session with a lecture because the Internet connection in Missouri kept going out, and this has been my very first live Q&A session. I particularly enjoyed the one-on-one chatting via FaceTime with many students, fans, and whom I consider new friends of mine. Thank you so much to all of you at Northwest. I am still on the fence as to whether or not I will keep up with attending class and co-teaching. Opportunities in the future will always lie ahead. I learned most from this Q&A, to pace myself better, take my time, and that there is not a need to be “perfect”. Slow and steady tends to win the race. Again, thank you all and please enjoy the video, and so, ‘nuff said, as they say and onward bound as usual for me. Hope you all enjoy! —Jonathan Harnisch

JONATHAN HARNISCH MANIC MONDAY MORNING

I
love my fans and friends! Wake up with your pal in The Hot Club once again,
Jonathan Harnisch on this Manic Monday, 1-26-2015 manic and fun-fun, fantastically
fun day in a Jonathan way. Enjoy and share away, let your cares away, and play,
this one is a rocker in the vein of the prolific and hilarious ON THE ROAD and
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ECCENTRIC MAN. Puppy dogs and ice cream, no cheery,
just kidding, cherry on top, top-notch and hugs with 100 hearts all around from
your friend with schizophrenia, Jonathan! P.S. YOU MUST SEE "THE MORNING
AFTER" OMG it is the best of my best, even better than ON THE BUS and WAX
if you ask me. MORE TO COME NEXT WEEK. SIGNING OFF —J. #PEACE. Outward bound,
and onward with the ebb and flow of life and love… XOXO—XOXO—XOXO.