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Marwencol
1h 23m Art & Culture, Biography, Arts, Documentary 2010

A man rebuilds his shattered life through an imaginary world of dolls - a haunting, beautiful portrait of art as survival.

Marwencol tells the extraordinary true story of Mark Hogancamp, who, after a violent attack, creates a detailed miniature village to process his trauma. Through his photographs, the dolls become actors in a vast emotional drama of love and revenge. When his art is discovered, Mark must face the world he’s long avoided. A tender, surreal study of healing through creation.

Rialto Recommends: Marwencol. A moving testament to the power of imagination. Marwencol transforms pain into art with rare honesty and wonder. Jeff Malmberg’s documentary reveals not only a mind rebuilding itself, but the quiet courage it takes to live again through beauty, story, and self-invention.

Cast

Mark Hogancamp (Self), David Naugle (Self), Tiffany Hogancamp (Self)

Director

Jeff Malmberg

Language

English

Country

United States

Studio

Transmission Films