If you enjoyed Michael Keene’s YouTube Premier of “Hart Island”, you may want to catch his next historical documentary, “Madhouse: The Hidden History of Insane Asylums in 19th Century New York”.
The documentary chronicles the history of the establishment of the major insane asylums in New York State along with exploring the lives of some of the remarkable people who worked in these institutions and patients treated there.
Included will be Willard Insane Asylum, the Monroe County Poorhouse, Buffalo State Insane Asylum, NYS Asylum at Utica (Old Main), Binghamton Inebriate Asylum, Hudson River Insane Asylum and others! The program will be told through the use of archival photographs, narration, and original music.
The premier of “Madhouse” will be shown on YouTube on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. EST.Â
As with the “Hart Island” documentary, there is no cost for the program but registration is required at michaeltkeene.com/registrationÂ