Dick Johnson Is Dead
2020•PG-13•1h 29m•7.1•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Kirsten Johnson
Writer
Kirsten Johnson, Nels Bangerter
Languages
English
Studio
Big Mouth Productions
Cast
Richard Johnson
Self
Kirsten Johnson
Self
Isla Sierck
Self
Jed Sierck
Self
Felix Torres
Self
Viva Torres
Self
Raymond Damazo
Self
Michael Hilow
Self
Michael Melton
Self
Joanne Reiner Tucker
Self
Ken Tucker
Self
Laurie McEwan
Self
Lyn Schildwachter
Self
Julie Tilton
Self
Ira Sachs
Self
Production
Company
Big Mouth Productions
Producer
Katy Chevigny
Producer
Marilyn Ness
Producer
Kirsten Johnson
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