Career peaks, for a documentary filmmaker, come in a variety of forms. There's the Oscar, of course -- which Peninsula native Jessica Yu won in 1997 and has been short-listed for again -- as well as ...

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died his neighbors were surprised to find a 15,145-page ...

For much of his life, Henry Darger was almost invisible. He was an odd man -- a reclusive janitor whose outside life revolved around going to church and monitoring the weather. But in death, Darger ...

Reclusive janitor by day, visionary artist by night, outsider artist Henry Darger moved through life virtually unnoticed. But after his death, a treasure trove was discovered in his one-room Chicago ...

Taking its cue from the controversial paintings of its odd subject, pic is not so much a biography as a cinematic collage, examining Henry Darger, a self-taught artist who has been posthumously ...

Larry Mantle talks with Jessica Wu, Director of the upcoming film, "In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger." Yu won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for BREATHING ...

Documentary directed by Jessica Yu. Featuring Henry Darger. Rating unavailable. Opens Friday, May 20, at the Ridge The title of Jessica Yu's new documentary, In the Realms of the Unreal, is taken from ...

(One autistic genius, the artist/writer Henry Darger, wrote a 15,145-word illustrated novel titled In the Realms of the Unreal.) Why shouldn’t Reagan’s success offer them new hope?