Dick Johnson Is Dead
dir. Kirsten Johnson · 2020
Life is a journey that involves confronting the inevitability of death, and finding ways to celebrate and remember those we love.
Dr. Dick Johnson is playfully staged to die in various imaginative scenarios, orchestrated by his daughter, Kirsten Johnson. Watching this film feels like a bittersweet dance between laughter and tears, as it navigates the complexities of mortality with a unique blend of dark humor and heartfelt intimacy.
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.
