Much Ado About Dying

Much Ado About Dying

Directed by Simon Chambers
"Dying. It's like going on a wonderful holiday, without the bother of having to pack"
Website
Official Website
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Overview

Genre
Human Interest, Personal Doc, and Social Issues
Synopsis

The only reason film maker Simon Chambers returned to London to look after his exuberant gay actor Uncle David was because David said he only had a few months to live. But four years later it’s clear that David has no intention of dying and Simon is reluctantly on the rollercoaster of ups and downs that it is being a family carer in this “piercingly personal” and “achingly funny-sad film” (Variety)

Stage
finished
Running time
84 and 52 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Soilsiu Films
Country
United Kingdom
Years of Production
2022/23
Locations
London

Distribution Details

Release year
2022
Festivals
IDFA, Sheffield, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, DocAviv, Galway Film Fleadh, Krakow IFF, Guangzhou, Santa Monica, Docs Ireland, DocPoint Helsinki, DocUtah,
Awards
Best Directed Film IDFA; Audience Prize North East IFF (UK); Best Film Merlinka LGBT FF (Serbia); Best Film Jakarta; best film Milton Keynes IFF; Best Feature DocUtah
Distribution
First Run Features (USA), Cosmic Cat (UK)
Broadcast (Prod.)
none
Broadcast (Acq.)
VPRO
Language
English

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