Summary
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.
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Cast
Daniel Johnston
Self
Gibby Haynes
Self
David Fair
Self
Jad Fair
Self
Thurston Moore
Self
Kurt Cobain
Self (Archival footage)
Brian Wilson
Self (Archival footage)