DocNight at STARZ FILM CENTER

A program of the Denver Film Society, in partnership with the Documentary Institute. Special screening events with directors in-person. DCI members receive the discounted admission of $12.

DocNight Thursday, December 10 at 7pm. 

Marwencol

USA, 2010, 84 Minute Running Time 
Genre/Subjects: Art/Filmmaking, Biographical, Crime, Documentary, Medical/Health
Language: English

Director Jeff Malmberg In-Person Opening Night for a post film discussion! 
Digital presentation - In 2000 five men beat Mark Hogancamp outside a bar so severely that he nearly died. After nine days in a coma and 40 days in the hospital, Mark was discharged with little memory of his previous life. Unable to afford therapy, Mark decided to create his own. In his backyard, he built Marwencol (named for Mark/Wendy/Colleen), a one-sixth scale World War II-era town that he populated with dolls representing his friends, family and even his attackers. He used the small dolls and props to redevelop his hand-eye coordination, while he dealt with the psychic wounds from his attack through the town’s many battles and dramas. He developed an elaborate fantasy life for the world of Marwencol and took photographs of the dramatic scenes, which were eventually discovered and published in an art magazine. His homemade therapy suddenly became “art,” attracting a lot of attention and forcing Mark to make a choice between the safety of his fictional town and the real world he’d avoided since his attack. A surprising tale of love, secrets, pain and adventure. 

December, 10 - 16 at the NEW Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. More showtimes and tickets at the Denver Film Society.