ABSTRACT
The fiction world would probably say art house; it's a fantastic multi-genre boundary-breaking film. Humor is so often forgotten in documentaries, which is an opportunity missed the author believe especially when it can offer so much potential for great stories. The comedy genre often uses hubris as a central theme and character motivation, which is definitely true for the director Kirsten Johnson's goal to fictionally kill her dad again and again to enable her to deal with his dementia diagnosis. Kirsten Johnson has worked in the documentary field for 30 years, most notably until the last few years as a cinematographer. Johnson, being an incredibly inclusive director, canvassed all the crew, all the film departments, about what they thought about death and what they thought could be funny.
