! ▁Manh attan , ▁a ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁under ground ▁film ▁co - direct ed ▁by ▁John ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁David ▁We is man . ▁During ▁this , ▁she ▁accident ally ▁set ▁her ▁room ▁on ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Hotel ▁and ▁was ▁briefly ▁hospital ized ▁with ▁burn s . ▁Due ▁to ▁Sed g wick ' s ▁rapidly ▁d eter ior ating ▁health ▁from ▁drug ▁use , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁susp ended . ▁After ▁further ▁hospital izations ▁for ▁drug ▁ab use ▁and ▁mental ▁issues ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Sed g wick ▁returned ▁to ▁her ▁family ' s ▁ran ch ▁in ▁California ▁to ▁recuper ate . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁psych iat ric ▁w ard ▁of ▁C ott age ▁Hospital ▁after ▁being ▁arrested ▁for ▁drug ▁off enses ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁police . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁hospital , ▁Sed g wick ▁met ▁another ▁patient , ▁Michael ▁Bre tt ▁Post , ▁whom ▁she ▁would ▁marry ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Sed g wick ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁but ▁was ▁let ▁out ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁a ▁psych iat rist , ▁two ▁n urs es , ▁and ▁the ▁live - in ▁care ▁of ▁film maker ▁John ▁Pal mer ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jan et . ▁Det erm ined ▁to ▁finish ▁C iao ! ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁have ▁her ▁story ▁told ,