Mojave Gold

Artists - Depression, Anxiety, and Rage

70-minute Documentary Film 2024

Lydia Lunch and Jasmine Hirst

Artists - Depression, Anxiety, and Rage is a timely

expression of faith that through art, community, and an open

dialogue about our darkest experiences, not only can we

heal, but our loved ones may come to a better

understanding of the struggles so many of us have endured.

Jasmine Hirst and I have spent the past two years

interviewing musicians, artists, and writers about their

lifelong struggles with mental health.

The roots of depression run deep. We explore the

devastation caused by childhood trauma, neglect, poverty,

malnutrition, genetics, chemical imbalance, and existential

angst.

With this documentary, we strive to present hope to anyone

who suffers from depression, anxiety, or rage in the

knowledge that they are not alone. There are a variety of

methods to be utilized to cope once the darkness does

descend.

Art is the salve to the universal wound. Artists split

themselves open. They are both offering up and seeking

salvation with the revelations they share. I feel I was

summoned as oracle, giving voice to encourage others to

rage against the soul murder of the individual due to the

traumas that remain and from which they still suffer.

So many of us possess a nagging resistance that prevents

us from acknowledging the love and acceptance that is

offered up to us now because it was denied to us as

children. I strive both as an artist and an individual to bring

relief to other people by exposing personal wounds in the

hope that they will not feel so alone. Because they are not

alone.

Lydia Lunch