This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.

Genres

Cast

Daniel Johnston

Self

Gibby Haynes

Self

David Fair

Self

Jad Fair

Self

Thurston Moore

Self

Louis Black

Self

Matt Groening

Self

Kurt Cobain

Self (Archival footage)

Woody Allen

Self (Archival footage)

Brian Wilson

Self (Archival footage)