Overview
With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
I have very much enjoyed Kristen Johnson’s documentaries. She really nailed this one.
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Movie title: Dick Johnson Is Dead
Movie description: With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.
Date published: 2021-01-03
Director(s): Kirsten Johnson
Actor(s): Richard Johnson, Kirsten Johnson, Isla Sierck, Jed Sierck, Felix Torres, Viva Torres, Raymond Damazo, Michael Hilow, Michael Melton, Joanne Reiner Tucker, Ken Tucker, Laurie McEwan, Lyn Schildwachter, Julie Tilton, Ira Sachs, Boris Torres, Joyce Fogel, Lolita Hirst, Kirk Johnson, Marta Bida, Simona Vuletic, Chase DeForest, Catherine Joy Johnson, Brett Eidman, Michael Fatica, Mary Page Nance, Fredi Bernstein, Ana Hoffman, Vasthy Mompoint, Nicole Tio, Adi Gonzalez, Dexter Buell, Kevin Loreque, Morgan Green, Ahsan Ali, Samantha Everette Clowes
Genre: Documentary
My Review
I have very much enjoyed Kristen Johnson’s documentaries. She really nailed this one.
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My Review - 7/10
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