From 1997 Documentary Oscar® winner Jessica Yu (Breathing Lessons: The Lifeand Work of Mark O'Brien) comes "In the Realms of the Unreal," the astounding tale of Henry Darger. An orphaned recluse who lived out his lifeof menial labor in a one-room downtown Chicago apartment, Darger was asocial non-entity. So little remarked was he in life that only three photographs of him are known to exist. The amazing secret at the center of Darger's existence only emerged when ill health forced him to abandon hisone-room apartment of 40 years a few months before his death in 1973. What the landlord found launched an "outsider art" sensation that has fascinated

and inspired millions.

This film explores outsider art from the inside. Eschewing expert opinion, it reflects the uniqueness of its subject, employing vivid animation and experimental elements to immerse us in Darger’s world and all its strange beauty. Brought to life on film, the works reverberate with universal themes: the search for meaning, control, connection, moral direction. Through Darger’s eyes, film reveals this odd man to be Everyman.