David Holzman's Diary

David Holzman's Diary

196774 min6.3 / 10

A self-reflexive mockumentary that uses the conceit of a filmmaker documenting his own life to explore narcissism, self-deception, and the impossibility of objective self-knowledge.

A young filmmaker decides to make a movie about his day-to-day activities in an attempt to understand himself and get his life back in order. A precursor to reality television and vlogs.

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