Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (149 votes)

Release date

January 23, 2020

Runtime

1h 29m

Language

English

Director

Kirsten Johnson

Status

Released