
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Directed by Kirsten Johnson
Produced by Big Mouth Productions
A tender, inventive documentary that uses playful fantasy and dark humor to transform the confrontation with mortality and Alzheimer's into an act of love and creative defiance.
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.
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Is Dick Johnson Is Dead sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Dick Johnson Is Dead scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Dick Johnson Is Dead violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Dick Johnson Is Dead end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Dick Johnson Is Dead easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
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