06/26/2012 (US) • 25m
Understanding the impact of mental health care
Overview
A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. This film tells the story of the building through historical footage, interviews of former staff and patients who recount their memories of the behemoth facility while also exploring the abandoned building as it is today.
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
asylum
architect
lunatic asylum
medicine
insane asylum
psychiatric hospital
hospital
architecture
doctor
patient
historical
mental patient
new york state
psychiatric ward
psychiatry
criminally insane
medical drama
abandoned
architecture history
abandoned building
rochester, new york
documentary short
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