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Asylum Daze is a book of inpatient psychiatric drawings.
Inside Outside is a photographic memoir, chronicling the many who have lived and died unsung. ('Inside Outside' is published through her partner's account)
(view video presentation of 'Inside Outside' book here)
Paradise Lost is the companion piece to Inside Outside. This book takes a glimpse into the lives of animals surviving amidst this haunting and historical landscape.
Both photography books were photographed on the grounds of a century old New York State insane asylum.
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The World Is A Straitjacket
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"Art is my weapon of choice."
RELEASED (2014) an autobiographical documentary short film on mental health, directed by Susan Spangenberg
(View full movie RELEASED here)
Susan Spangenberg IMDb
'RELEASED' Film Screenings...
2017 Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy
2016 Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona in NY
2015 REEL Recovery Film Festival
2015 South African Recovery Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa (credited as Shyla Idris)
2015 RELEASED Film Premiere (APA) American Psychological Association Film Festival and Conference Toronto, Canada
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SHOP Susan's art book on Blurb Books (published through her friend's account)