Bedlam director Ken Rosenberg at the grave of his sister
Director Ken Rosenberg on the set of Bedlam

Sundance Film Festival 2019

How a doctor turned personal struggle into a Sundance documentary

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Published on January 17, 2019

"There was a reason I was making this film and until I put myself in it, the audience never knew the reason."

Director Ken Rosenberg (left) and Patrisse Cullors (center), whose brother Monte is featured in the film.

"That's the beauty of documentary. You have to set everything up until you're ready. But then you have to completely abdicate control. If you don't abdicate control, you have nothing."