Play Dead!
If there is one person Matthew Lancit can’t get out of his mind, it is his uncle Harvey. Dark rings around his eyes, pale, blind, his legs amputated. Like Harvey, the filmmaker also suffers from diabetes. He has the disease under control, but one question is always nagging at him: How much longer? His long-term (self-)observation reliably revolves around fears of infirmity and mutilation. He translates the feared body horror into film, stages himself as a zombie, vampire, a desolate figure. Lancit playfully anticipates his potential decline, serving up a whole arsenal of effects which – as video recordings prove – go back to his youth. It is not for nothing that the “dead” in the title is also reminiscent of “dad.” Because “Play Dead!” also negotiates his own role as a father.
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ARTE, TAJINE STUDIO
Director: Matthew Lancit
Cast:
Crew: Matthew Lancit (Director), Simon P.R. Bewick (Producer), Simon P.R. Bewick (Production Executive), Matthew Lancit (Camera Operator), Jules Wysocki (Sound Mixer), Jan Vysocky (Sound Designer)
Runtime: 80 minutes
Release: Oct 08, 2023
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 3
Country: France
Language: English, Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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