You're Gonna Miss Me: The Roky Erickson Story

This is the story of Roky Erickson: manic frontman for the legendary band The 13th Floor Elevators, creators of psychedelic music and muse to Janis Joplin. You're Gonna Miss Me is a disturbingly intimate portrait of an imploding family and the struggle between modernized medicine and religion. Known for his colossal heroin & LSD binges, struggles with schizophrenia, and an unthinkable term at Rusk Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Roky went missing from the world. You're Gonna Miss Me reveals the shocking & triumphant truth behind one of Rock's great mysteries.

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens is the name of a neglected, sprawling estate gone to seed. The crumbling mansion was home to Edith Bouvier Beale, often referred to as "Big Edie," and her daughter, "Little Edie." The East Hampton, Long Island, home became the center of quite a scandal when it was revealed in 1973 that the reclusive aunt and cousin to Jackie O. were living in a state of poverty and filth. That's the background to this 1976 film portrait by cinéma vérité pioneers Albert and David Maysles, but it's only incidental to the fascinating story they discover inside the estate walls.

The two Edies have lived in almost complete seclusion since the mid-1950s, ever since Big Edie's husband abandoned her and Little Edie (then a young socialite on the verge of a dancing career, or so she claims) was called home to care for her depressed mother. Twenty years later they continue to live in their memories while camped out in a single bedroom of the 28-room mansion overrun with cats (who use the floor as their litter box). Rehashing mistakes and missed chances with an accusing banter that becomes more stinging and angry as the documentary progresses, they exist in a sad codependency brings new meaning to the term dysfunctional. Disturbing and discomforting, it comes off like a freak show at times, but for all their arguments and recriminations, the Maysles reveal two women abandoned by their families who are left to cling to each other, for better or worse.

Grey Gardens quickly became a cult classic documentary and established Little Edie as a fashion icon and philosopher queen.

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Raised in a devoutly religious family, Daniel Johnston was a precocious child growing up in the 1980s. He immersed himself in drawing superheroes and song writing, endlessly recording his efforts in his own bedroom. Just as he was on the verge of success, his already fragile mental health broke down and he was diagnosed as a manic depressive. For next couple of decades, it took a terrible toll on his creativity, his family, and his sanity, and yet his songs have been praised by Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, and The Simpsons creator, Matt Groening, whilst Kurt Cobain famously wore his t-shirt to the 1991 MTV awards.

Jeff Feuerzeig's compelling documentary is a sympathetic portrait of a troubled personality, as well as a thought-provoking study of the long perceived link between madness and genius. Winner of the Best Director Award at The Sundance Film Festival, The Devil and Daniel Johnston has been assembled using hours of home video footage, as well as performance footage and interviews with family, friends and admirers, who have witnessed Daniels frequent descents into personal Hell. In fact, in his darkened moods, his fundamentalist upbringing gives birth to his fears of Satanic forces at work, condemning Metallica and defacing the Statue of Liberty with graffiti.