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Dick Johnson Is Dead

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Original title

Dick Johnson Is Dead

Year

2020

Running time

89 min.

Country

United States

Director

Kirsten Johnson

Screenwriter

Nels Bangerter, Kirsten Johnson

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Producer

Big Mouth Productions. Distributor: Netflix

Genre

Documentary. Comedy | Black Comedy. Alzheimer's

Synopsis

With this inventive portrait, a cameraperson 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.

Awards: 2020: Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize - Documentary

2020: National Board of Review (NBR): Top Documentaries

2020: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

2020: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Documentary

2020: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Documentary

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Dick Johnson Is Dead

2020

Kirsten Johnson

6.6

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