Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Oct 14, 2016 | IMDB 7.3
40 min Watch NowDocumentary
56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For a time she even lost the power of speech, and it was during this period that her drawings became extraordinarily articulate.
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