Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
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Richard Johnson
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Lead
Kirsten Johnson
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Isla Sierck
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Jed Sierck
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Felix Torres
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Viva Torres
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Raymond Damazo
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Michael Hilow
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kirsten Johnson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dick Johnson Is Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
