BLUE DRAGONFLY PICTURES
Mariah is an investigation of Mariah Gladis — long-term survivor of ALS, world renown psychotherapist and modern-day medical mystery. We are revealing the special mind trapped inside a body that cannot move and examining her unique method of cutting edge psychotherapy that has helped thousands of people struggling through their own darkness with a cinematic combination of testimonials and cinema veritae. The film is a multi-generational project that began in 1980 when Ron Gladis began videotaping Mariah's life and struggle with a VHS camcorder. We have unearthed a treasure trove of this archival footage, haunting in its analog decay, depicting vintage medical imagery, her sessions with clients and the resulting emotional exorcisms. I'm going to tell the truth of a life worth telling.
Director's Statement
Coleman Gladis
Coleman Gladis is a film and television director from Philadelphia. He has produced, directed, and composed scores for feature films, music videos, and television commercials since arriving in Los Angeles in 2008. Recent production work includes the Broken Lizard Production of Freeloaders and ABC’s The Bachelor. In 2013, he completed his third season in production of AMC’s Mad Men. He is now the lead creative at Blue Dragonfly Pictures.