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Dick Johnson is Dead

Summary:

As her father nears the end of his life, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages his death in inventive and comical ways to help them both face the inevitable.

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From the Watercooler:

A fresh take on the “grief-com,” critics have lauded this inventive doc for its warm embrace of the inevitable … and most of all its tribute to life. Read More

From Jake Coyle at AP:

Johnson has a rare gift for being so nakedly and frankly personal that she speaks for everyone. She turns intimacy into rhapsody. Full Review

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