The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

Name: The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Released: 2006

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: Documentary, Music

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Dig! (2004)
Life Itself (2014)
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Dark Days (2000)