Press Play with Madeleine Brand
'Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405' focuses on artist's fight against depression
Mindy Alper among her sculptures.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMindy Alper among her sculptures. (Photo by Grant Mudford)
The short film “Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405” is nominated for an Oscar this year. It follows 56-year-old artist Mindy Alper, who’s spent many years fighting depression and anxiety. Drawing and sculpture have been her most effective outlets. She can see beauty in unexpected places, like the 405 freeway.
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4 of 5Oscar-nominated 'Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405' looks at art and anxiety- 0:00Russian Twitter bots influenced how Nunes memo was released
- 9:56Gerrymandering court cases could reshape midterm elections
- 18:32How LA cops and firefighters get rich after reaching retirement age
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