70-minute Documentary Film 2024
Lydia Lunch and Jasmine Hirst

Artists - Depression, Anxiety, and Rage is a timely expression of faith that through art, community, and an open dialogue about our darkest experiences, not only can we heal, but our loved ones may come to a better understanding of the struggles so many of us have endured.

Jasmine Hirst and I have spent the past two years interviewing musicians, artists, and writers about their lifelong struggles with mental health. 

The roots of depression run deep. We explore the devastation caused by childhood trauma, neglect, poverty, malnutrition, genetics, chemical imbalance, and existential angst. 

With this documentary, we strive to present hope to anyone who suffers from depression, anxiety, or rage in the knowledge that they are not alone. There are a variety of methods to be utilized to cope once the darkness does descend.
                                                                                 
Art is the salve to the universal wound. Artists split themselves open. They are both offering up and seeking salvation with the revelations they share. I feel I was summoned as oracle, giving voice to encourage others to rage against the soul murder of the individual due to the traumas that remain and from which they still suffer.

So many of us possess a nagging resistance that prevents us from acknowledging the love and acceptance that is offered up to us now because it was denied to us as children. I strive both as an artist and an individual to bring relief to other people by exposing personal wounds in the hope that they will not feel so alone. Because they are not alone. 

Lydia Lunch

Featured Artists
Shirley Manson Musician (Garbage)
Jerry Stahl Writer Permanent Midnight
Ron Athey Performance Artist
JG Thirlwell Composer
Joseph Keckler Composer, Video Artist
Adele Bertei Author, Musician
Bryan Lewis Saunders Poet, Visual Artist
Weasel Walter Composer, Musician
Zohra Atash Composer, Musician
Eugene Robinson Musician, Writer
Roisin Davis Literary Agent for Noam Chomsky
Sylvia Black Composer, Musician
Tim Stegall Musician, Journalist
Slava Mogutin, Photographer, Poet
Kier-La Janisse Author
Admiral Grey Musician, Puppeteer
Sam Ospovot Musician
Thor Harris Musician, Visual Artist