A Revolving Door

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

A Revolving Door

Director: Chuck and Marilyn Braverman
Filmmakers in person
Here is an antidote to popular culture's prescription for insanity. This is not the cozy madness of KING OF HEARTS nor madhouse as metaphor as in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Filmed over a period of three years, A REVOLVING DOOR is about a real person, Tommy Lennon, youthful, attractive and likeable but living in a world fogged by delusion and mania. Once, before the California summer day when his surfboard flew up into the air and came down crashing into his skull, his life held great promise. Since his accident, he has been stuck in a revolving door of homelessness, drug abuse, mental institutions and jails. A REVOLVING DOOR is also about Tommy's family:  their frustration, helplessness, courage and resilience. Tommy's mother, Debby, said of their experience, "It's a road to hell. It's not easy for the person afflicted with it, and it's not easy for the people who love him." (2006, 40 min.)
Showing: May 18, 3pm, Matheson