Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.

• Karen MoncrieffDirector
• Helen ChildressWriter
• Mario GrigorovOriginal Music Composer

• Christina RicciNellie Bly
• Judith LightMatron Grady
• Joshua BowmanDr. Josiah
• Anja SavcicLottie
• Nikki DuvalNurse Fenton
• Lauren CochraneNurse Lila
• Johise NamwiraJohari
• Kathleen GallagherBlack-haired Crazy Patient
• Mark HildrethBats
• Paul EssiembreJoseph Pulitzer