The Icarus Project, a local radical mental health collective, brings you the second film in our Outsider Artist series. In the Realms of the Unreal documents the life of artist Henry Darger. Darger worked menial jobs in Chicago his entire life. Living alone and in poverty, he had no friends or close family. Spending all his free time alone, he worked on a 15,000 page illustrated novel called The Realms of the Unreal. The documentary uses interviews with Darger's neighbors and narration of passages from his works, along with illustrations, to explore the mind and work of this unique artist. The event is free.

The Icarus Project runs a weekly support and discussion group for people living with "mental illness." We meet every Wednesday at 7pm at Arise Bookstore. Come by and check us out. Or email us at icarusmpls@gmail.com for more information. Thanks!