dying and death,biography,alzheimer's disease,stuntman,father daughter relationship

Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

Poster for Dick Johnson Is Dead

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Kirsten Johnson
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    Self Kirsten Johnson
  • Profile picture of Ira Sachs
    Self Ira Sachs
  • Profile picture of Brett Eidman
    Dick Johnson Double Brett Eidman
  • Profile picture of Michael Fatica
    Dick Johnson Dancer Michael Fatica
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    Singer Vasthy Mompoint
  • Profile picture of Kevin Loreque
    Buster Keaton Kevin Loreque

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Keywords

  • dying and death
  • biography
  • alzheimer's disease
  • stuntman
  • father daughter relationship