▁Sed g wick ▁recon ne cted ▁with ▁C iao ! ▁Manh attan ▁film m akers ▁and ▁began ▁shooting ▁in ▁Arc ad ia , ▁California ▁and ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁She ▁also ▁recorded ▁audio ▁t apes ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁her ▁life ▁story , ▁which ▁accounts ▁We is man ▁and ▁Pal mer ▁used ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁into ▁the ▁film ' s ▁dram atic ▁arc . ▁Fil ming ▁completed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁death ▁Sed g wick ▁married ▁Michael ▁Post ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁a ▁fellow ▁patient ▁whom ▁she ▁met ▁while ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁C ott age ▁Hospital ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁she ▁reported ly ▁stopped ▁ab using ▁alco hol ▁and ▁other ▁dru gs ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁Her ▁sob ri ety ▁last ed ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁pain ▁medic ation ▁to ▁treat ▁a ▁physical ▁ill ness . ▁Sed g wick ▁soon ▁began ▁ab using ▁bar bit ur ates ▁and ▁alco hol . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Sed g wick ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁fashion ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁Museum , ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁segment ▁fil med ▁for ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁An ▁American ▁Family . ▁After ▁the ▁fashion ▁show